Iron Miners
It is currently Fri Apr 19, 2024 4:30 am

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]




Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 7 posts ] 
Author Message
 Post subject: Mailed to the Quarry over a century ago
PostPosted: Tue May 26, 2009 9:36 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:08 pm
Posts: 632
Location: Poconos/Lehigh Valley
Just a sampling of the more interesting material:



Image


Image

Image

Image


Image

Image

Image

and a booklet from the Trenton Iron Co. on wire rope:

http://community.webshots.com/album/572446727mgXQrp


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 5:36 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Jul 08, 2005 12:41 pm
Posts: 2919
Location: Hard coal region, PA
Wow.. tahts pretty awesome mike... I like the letter from 1903! Reminds me of when we found all the books and records up in the closed off loft of that one building that had been up there untouched for 100 years! that was awesome!

_________________
This ain't longwall... this is long hole!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:14 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Tue Oct 17, 2006 10:08 pm
Posts: 632
Location: Poconos/Lehigh Valley
Thanks for the reply. This material came from the same place! A thin rock climber friend was with me so he climbed up and retrieved this round of records.


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed May 27, 2009 10:24 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Jul 15, 2005 2:34 pm
Posts: 6872
Location: Within 60 Miles of the Northern Anthracite Field
mike, i enjoy reading those old letters. language back then was so different compared to now, i really like how they phrased their words.

_________________
Come over to the Dark Side....... We have Cookies!


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Sun May 31, 2009 10:01 am 
Offline
Site Admin

Joined: Mon Jun 20, 2005 11:33 pm
Posts: 3080
Location: Above the Sterling Hill Mine
Yeah that is pretty cool Mike...

Miner Greg


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 10:42 am 
Offline

Joined: Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:53 pm
Posts: 256
Location: Mayflower, the capital of Wilkes- Barre
Thats cool I have 2 blasting contracts signed by Charles F Huber

_________________
My aim, when I built my car was to scare the hell out of myself, its the type of vehicle that were I to park in front of your house, your lawn would die


Top
 Profile  
 
 Post subject:
PostPosted: Wed Jun 03, 2009 6:25 pm 
Offline
User avatar

Joined: Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:43 pm
Posts: 921
Location: Western PA
wow, Mike, that slate quarry was some find!!

_________________
-Thou shalt not little vein-


Top
 Profile  
 
Display posts from previous:  Sort by  
Post new topic Reply to topic  [ 7 posts ] 

All times are UTC - 5 hours [ DST ]


Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 117 guests


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot post attachments in this forum

Search for:
Jump to:  
cron
Powered by phpBB © 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007 phpBB Group