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4345. Coal Miners at Price Hill, W. Va.

IDNO:
004345
Title:
Coal Miners at Price Hill, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Tipple at Superior Pocahontas Coal Company, Davy, W. Va.

4346. Cletus Tipple, Mine No. 4., Superior Pocahontas Coal Company, Davy, W. Va.

IDNO:
004346
Title:
Cletus Tipple, Mine No. 4., Superior Pocahontas Coal Company, Davy, W. Va.
Description:
Tipple at Superior Pocahontas Coal Company, Davy, W. Va.
Viropa mine tipple with train to the left.

4347. Viropa Mine Tipple, Fairmont Coal Company

IDNO:
004347
Title:
Viropa Mine Tipple, Fairmont Coal Company
Description:
Viropa mine tipple with train to the left.
'Fifty-five ton tractor trailer units at Bradford No. 1 Mine near Cadiz, Ohio: Coal from the Bradford open-cut mine is loaded into 55-ton trator-trailer trucks to be transported to the Georgetown Preparation Plant where it is washed, dried and sized. Thes tractor-trailer trucks are powered by 400 H.P. Deisel V-12 engines. They have a rated capacity approximately equal to that of a railroad car (55-tons). The overall length of this unit is 55 feet. It is 12 feet in width and at its highest point, is 11 1/2 feet from the ground. The front tires on these units are 14:00 x 24. The rear tires on the tractor and the tires on the trailer are 18:00 x 25. These tractor-trailer units are lubricated while in operation by an electrically-times, automatically-controlled lubricating system, which lubricates each of the 63 bearings once each operating hour. Similar but slightly smaller capacity trucks are in use at the Georgetown No. 12 Mine. The coal is loaded, without being shot, by electric shovels having dippers of 9 cubic yards capacity.'

4348. Fifty-Five Ton Tractor Trailer Units at Bradford Mine No. 1 near Cadiz, Ohio

IDNO:
004348
Title:
Fifty-Five Ton Tractor Trailer Units at Bradford Mine No. 1 near Cadiz, Ohio
Description:
'Fifty-five ton tractor trailer units at Bradford No. 1 Mine near Cadiz, Ohio: Coal from the Bradford open-cut mine is loaded into 55-ton trator-trailer trucks to be transported to the Georgetown Preparation Plant where it is washed, dried and sized. Thes tractor-trailer trucks are powered by 400 H.P. Deisel V-12 engines. They have a rated capacity approximately equal to that of a railroad car (55-tons). The overall length of this unit is 55 feet. It is 12 feet in width and at its highest point, is 11 1/2 feet from the ground. The front tires on these units are 14:00 x 24. The rear tires on the tractor and the tires on the trailer are 18:00 x 25. These tractor-trailer units are lubricated while in operation by an electrically-times, automatically-controlled lubricating system, which lubricates each of the 63 bearings once each operating hour. Similar but slightly smaller capacity trucks are in use at the Georgetown No. 12 Mine. The coal is loaded, without being shot, by electric shovels having dippers of 9 cubic yards capacity.'
This mine was located on the West Fork River near Clarksburg. It was the first mine operated by Senator C. W. Watson.'

4349. Farnum Mine Tipple, Fairmont Coal Company

IDNO:
004349
Title:
Farnum Mine Tipple, Fairmont Coal Company
Date:
1897
Description:
This mine was located on the West Fork River near Clarksburg. It was the first mine operated by Senator C. W. Watson.'
Possibly the tipple of the Hutchinson family mine near Fairmont, W. Va.

4350. Hutchinson Family Mine Tipple

IDNO:
004350
Title:
Hutchinson Family Mine Tipple
Description:
Possibly the tipple of the Hutchinson family mine near Fairmont, W. Va.
Cranberry Mine tipple and surrounding buildings.

4351. Cranberry Tipple

IDNO:
004351
Title:
Cranberry Tipple
Date:
ca. 1950
Description:
Cranberry Mine tipple and surrounding buildings.

4352. Hutchinson Mine Tipple, Fairmont Coal Company

IDNO:
004352
Title:
Hutchinson Mine Tipple, Fairmont Coal Company
View of Highwall: Many feet of overburden are removed by the large electric shovels to expose the coal seam. After completion of mining operations, the land is graded. It is then planted in forage crops, and beef cattle graze on it. Many trees have also been planted on lands affected by open-cut mining operations. At approximately the vertical center of the picture is a stratum of limestone which is quarried for use as road aggregate, track ballast and agricultural meal. Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company

4353. Results of Open Cut Mining

IDNO:
004353
Title:
Results of Open Cut Mining
Date:
undated
Description:
View of Highwall: Many feet of overburden are removed by the large electric shovels to expose the coal seam. After completion of mining operations, the land is graded. It is then planted in forage crops, and beef cattle graze on it. Many trees have also been planted on lands affected by open-cut mining operations. At approximately the vertical center of the picture is a stratum of limestone which is quarried for use as road aggregate, track ballast and agricultural meal. Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company
'Cadiz Drive-In Theater Near Cadiz, Ohio: The theater is located on land which had been affected by open-cut mining. The mining of the coal and the grading of the land after completion of mining operations was done by Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company.'

4354. Cadiz Drive-In Theater was Built on Land Affected by Open-Cut Mining

IDNO:
004354
Title:
Cadiz Drive-In Theater was Built on Land Affected by Open-Cut Mining
Description:
'Cadiz Drive-In Theater Near Cadiz, Ohio: The theater is located on land which had been affected by open-cut mining. The mining of the coal and the grading of the land after completion of mining operations was done by Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company.'
'Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company has planted many millions of trees on lands which have been affected by open-cut mining. It is evident from the photograph that the trees thrive very well on this land. These newly created forests provide sanctuary for wild life, and in recent years there has been a moticeable increase in the amount of wild life present in these new forest areas. The trees in this photograph had been planted for some seven years at the time the photograph was taken. When these trees reach maturity they will have many uses, including that of supplying roof support material for Hanna's underground mines.'

4355. Trees Planted on Areas Affected by Open-Cut Mining

IDNO:
004355
Title:
Trees Planted on Areas Affected by Open-Cut Mining
Description:
'Hanna Coal Company, Division of Pittsburgh Consolidation Coal Company has planted many millions of trees on lands which have been affected by open-cut mining. It is evident from the photograph that the trees thrive very well on this land. These newly created forests provide sanctuary for wild life, and in recent years there has been a moticeable increase in the amount of wild life present in these new forest areas. The trees in this photograph had been planted for some seven years at the time the photograph was taken. When these trees reach maturity they will have many uses, including that of supplying roof support material for Hanna's underground mines.'

4356. New River Bridge Under Construction

IDNO:
004356
Title:
New River Bridge Under Construction