No. 9 Anthracite Coal Mine - Extended Tour with the Underground Miners (UGM) - November 16, 2024

[@cessna54tango]

Great video Dave! it was alotta fun as always!

[@DaveSeasholtz]

@@cessna54tango Thanks for the tour and the mine motor instruction Chris!

[@plnthrd]

Keep up the great work miners, lots of us still burn coal!

[@paulnicholson1906]

somebody around me does. I don't know who but I can smell it. There used to be a dealer who delivered it years ago and they had a bumper sticker on the truck that said "there's no fuel like an old fuel" 😀

[@Davewilliamson5w]

Great video Dave! Bet you didn't know that I'm an avid abandoned anthracite and Bituminous mine enthusiast? I've seen pics of your collections on Facebook. You've been doing this hole diving thing for a long time! Lately I've been concentrating on our local area. My Great Grandfather worked the mines in Bitumen. I have pics and such of my poking around up there. Found some interesting stuff. Maybe you've been there? Love seeing this dual haulage elevator shaft.

[@DaveSeasholtz]

Nice Dave! I didn’t know your family history in mining. The collection continues to grow and started because of using carbide lamps for caving in the 70’s and early 80’s.

[@Davewilliamson5w]

@@DaveSeasholtz we have some really amazing history right here. My Uncles house in Bitumen still has their last name on the door. All of the former patch is now owned by DEP. I uncovered a top slab dated 1909 at a mine with some incredible history. I understand that we have a VERY close mine that still has over a dozen mine cars still in it. You might remember riding in Scootac years ago? We found a mule barn that still had tack in it. My Dad pushed old mine cars on the track outside. Our mines here were clay/coal or coal/clay. Non discriminate mining as long as something came out that was money! You've ridden bicycles out there too. We have amazing history right here.

[@williammcgeehan3424]

How deep and how far does the tour go ? 🤔

[@DaveSeasholtz]

There is around a half mile of traversable passage.