Investigation and Inventory of Abandoned Underground Mines in Columbiana, Mahoning, and

516 Pages·2011·55.6 MB·English

by  Douglas L. Crowell

DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
Lawrence H. Wickstrom, Chief
Open-File Report 1980-1
Investigation and Inventory of Abandoned
Underground Mines in Columbiana, Mahoning,
and Trumbull Counties, Ohio
Douglas L. Crowell
DATA SHEETS FOR
COLUMBIANA COUNTY
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Division of Geological Survey
2045 Morse Road, Bldg. C-1
Columbus, Ohio 43229-6693
2012
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STATE OF OHIO
DEPARTMENT OF RESOURCES
NATU~\L
DIVISION OF GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
HORACE R. CHIEF
COLLINS~
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INVESTIGATION AND INVENTORY OF ABANDONED
UNDERGROUND MINES IN
COLUMBIANA~
AND TRUMBULL OHIO
MAHONING~ COUNTIES~
by
Douglas L. Crowell
Columbiana County
Abandoned Underground Mine Data Sheets
DATA SHEETS FOR MAPPED
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ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MlNES
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ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINE DATA SHEET
COUNTY: ________~ C~o~lu~m~b~i~a~na~ _________________________________________ _
TWP,SEC,LOT: ____~ W~a~s~h~in~g~t~o~n~, ~S~e~c~s~. ~2~3~,~24~ _____________________________ _
aUADRANG LE (S): __- :G::::a:~v..e:::..r!..:s::.. ..1' -...:S::~a.l!..i! .!n'-!.e::::.v.:...i.:..l!..l!. :e~ _________________________________
UTM (CENTEROFMINE): __- :lu7_ _~ 35~3u'u4~0~0~2~,..4..:.~69~,~8~O~O __________________________~
DIV MINES MAP NO: ----lC:~a_-.l.! ...____ OGS MINE NO: ____ USBM DOCUMENT NO: __. ..;3;=2~14.;...0.;...8;;._
MINENAME: ____~ Ne~w~S~lo~D~e~(~19~0~7~-0~9~)u;~Sluo~p~e~N~o~.~2~(wl~9~02~-~0~6~)~[~2~J~ ____~
OPE RA TO R (S): ____- "M"'au.lh.. p.; ;.Jr,. ...,. - JBw;e;.,t\""t""..iJ, ..s. . ..J&..L...loC.LO.\.l.. ... ._(\,-1l1..9o/~Ol8oL -...J0.w9.'-J).....;a._OW..lh.J.iJL.ol<~&......Ip'-leooJnJwn .s.. JY,.,ll...vlLWawn..i.1 .a~C~owa..1.1.-:C~o,",,_
(1902-07) (2J
DATE OPENED OR EARLIEST SURVEY: 1902 (2) DATE ABANDONED OR LAST SURVEY: 1909 [] J
TYPEOFMINE: _________s_ l~0...p1._e~[l~J~ _____________________________________ _
COMMODITY MI NED: ____- --.:c:..o::.,a=.,l=--_________________________________________
SEAM(S) OR BED(S) MINED: No. 7 (1902 [2J); Lower Freeport No. 6a [lJ
SEAMELEVATION: _____________________________________________________
SEAM TH ICKNESS: _....4;_-,5:;., ...(l..l.;" ;9;;"0.;;":7,~,_1,;,,9;;,,,0;;..,9;;,,...;,,[:..;2;;...J.!,J,). ,________________
_I
COVER THICKNESS: ___________________________________________________
R E LAT lON TO DRAINAGE: __b: :;,;e::...l.:~o~w ________________________________________~
SOURCE(S) OF DATA
(SEE NUMBER ED REFER ENCE LIST): -L[,.l! ...L.J1 ' -..L[-=2...LJ _________________________________
HAZARDPOTENTIAL: ____. ..Jm~o~d~e..rL.~at~e~ ____________________________________~
REMARKS: Annual reports [2J indicate: James Black, Supt. (1902-04); Pat Maher,
Mine Boss (1904-07);John Galligher, Supt. (1905); Edw. McNichols,
Supt. (1906); Thos. Williams, Supt. (1907); Pat Maher, Manager (1908);
at Salineville on the C & P RR (19P9); east of 0 & Old Slope
piS
(1906); 2nd opening (1907); machine mining (1902).
Mine map [lJ shows old works to Ca-70 (Old Shaft mine); 1 slope;3 air
shafts; slope "12501 in length (1904); rooms 20 1-301 wide; ribs
101-20 1 wide.
ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINE DATA SHEET
_________________________________________ _
COUNTY: ________~ C~o~lu~m~b~i~an~a~
_______________________________ _
TWP,SEC,LOT: ____~ M~i~d~d~le~t~o~n~,~S~e~c~s~._1~,~2~
-,E=a:..s::,-t",--:.P...: ____________________________________
QUAD RANG LE (S): __ a~l:..e.::;.;s::;..t:::.~i n~e=----
lu7_ _ _________________________
UTM (CENTEROFMINE): ___ ~42~0~'w4~0~0~2u,~5~43~,~7~O~O ~
---..loCl.IaoI_-=2.. ______
DIV MINES MAP NO: 0GS MINE NO: ____ USBM DOCUMENT NO: _~3;.2.::;..1.:...4..:...3.;:~9_
_____________________________ __
MINENAME: ______~ p~le~a~s~a~n~t_V~aul~l~e~v~N~o~.~6~[~1~J
OPE RA TO R (S) : ____- LNlJ'e"'"lg!l1-l..e . ..,.y_Clo<.o\.l.la.L.1L~ColoLo.O_"\'(..1L.9J.; O\L,09''--...1... ..3..,, .). .. ;. ... ...N.. ue...g:;l..lL ;eloo.V.l....!M-ui .nu.. .uin~ g~C~o .... .....I(ul...9.:::~0~6 -...:0:~8u.)~; _____
powers Mjnjng Co (1901-05) [2]
1913 [2J;
1901 [2] 1914 [ll
DATE OPENED OR EARLIEST SURVEY: DATE ABANDONED OR LAST SURVEY:
________________ __
TYPEOFMINE: ____. .Jd..I.L.r.jJ.~f~t~C~'~J-------------------------
COMMODITY MINED: --'c-o''""'a.. .'. ______________________________________________
SEAM(S) OR BED(S) MINED: No 6 (19OJ C2J), DJ; Mahonjng No 7a [1]
SEAM ELEVATION: 10551 [1]; 10601 (topo)
SEAM THICKNESS: 2 112 - 3 1/21 (] 903-1905 [2 J)
COVER THICKNESS: 1201 rna x.
________________________________________
RE LAT lON TO DRAINAGE: ---'a;ub~oUl.y.lO..e ~
SOURCE(S) OF DATA
(SEE NUMBE R ED REFER ENCE LIST): --=[.~1 =J- ,~[,2-.J:. _________________________________
__________________________________________
HAZARDPOTENTIAL: _____l_ o~w ~
Annual reports L2J lndlcate:
E. W. Powers, Supt. (1901-03); P. M. Murphy, Supt. (1904-08); Joe
REMARKS:
Biggins, Mine Boss (1904); P. H. Murphy, Supt. (1909-13); Harry
Burson, Mine Boss (1905-13); at Negley on P, L & W RR (1904);
connected with Pl~asant Valley No.2 and No.3 (Ca-60) (1893).
Mine map [lJ shows: 2 drift openings; rooms 301 wide; ribs 71 wide;
map mentions nearness to old Prospect mine" (Ca-17).
This mine may have been excavated by strip mine.
ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINE DATA SHEET
COUNTY: _________C_ °_l _um_b_i_a_n_a ___________________________________________ __
TWP,SEC,LOT: _____L_i_v_e rpo__o_l,_ _S_ec_s_._ _2_9_, _3_0_ ________________________________ _
~
QUADRANG LE (S): ___E_ a_s_t _L_ _i v_e_r..:p.._o_o_l _N_o_r_t_h,;'.. .._E_a_s_t _L_ _i v_e_r..:p.._o_o_l _S_o_u_t_h _________________
UTM (CENTEROFMINE): ___1_ 7_ _3_ 5_5~,_7_00_ __2~ ,_52_5~,~6_0_0 __________________________~
DIV MINES MAP NO: ____C_ a_-3_ ______ 0GS MINE NO: _____ USBM DOCUMENT NO: 321,480
MINENAME: ______W~ a~1~k~e~r~N~o~.~5~[~1~J~ ___________________________________ _
OPE RA TOR (S): ____. ...;A"""m""e';;...r;.....i..;..c.:;..a;;;,:n...;. ......S;;...e;::..w:.;;..e::;..r;..,_P....;l.:..Jp;·; ...e;:;......C;;...o.;..,..•;. .. ...J[o...l.;-=J~ ___________________________
DATE OPENED OR EARLIEST SURVEY: _________ DATE ABANDONED OR LAST SURVEY: 1908[1 ]
TYPEOFMINE: ____~ d~r....i..;..f;...~t...J[~l~J~ ___________________________________________ _
COMMODITY MINED: ....,;c:::.l,:..,::a:.l:V_ ________________________________________________ _
SEAM(S) OR BED(S) MINED: Lower Kittanning No. 5 [47]
SEAM ELEVATION: 7401-7601 (topo)
SEAMTHICKNESS: _______________________________________________________ _
COVERTHICKNESS:~4~6~0...I..;~m~a~x~. _____________________________________________ _
RE LATION TO DRAINAGE: ---Ia... .b.' ""'Quy~e ___________________________________________ _
SOURCE(S) OF DATA
(SE E N UMBE RED REF ERE N CE LIST): __. ..J[~1"-lJu.2. _[L.,.4:..7.!....::.--t:p,...:. ...~1'-1!~6..J.J _______________________ _
HAZARDPOTENTIAL: _____l~ o~w~ ___________________________________________ _
REMARKS:
Mine map [1] sbows 3 drift openings.
ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINE DATA SHEET
COUNTY: _________C_ o_1_um_b_i_a_n_a_ __________________________________________ __
TWP.SEC. LOT: _____Y_ e_l_l_ow_ _C_ r_e_e_k~,_S_e_c_s_. _9__, _1_5_ ______________________________ _
QUAD RANG LE (S): ___W- ..e:_ _l _l_s_v i_ l_ _l _ _e _ ____________________________________________
UTM (CENTER OFMINE): ___1_ 7_ _3_ 4_1~,_3_00_ __2~ ,_50_7_ _, _ 1_ _0_0 __________________________~
DIV MINES MAP NO: __C_ a_-_4_ ________ 0GS MINE NO: _____ USBM DOCUMENT NO: ___3. .;2.._1_4_6_3_
MI N E NAME: ____V; ,..u::..l;,.-c=-a::..;n,.:......C..:..l.: ..,a;::.:!Y--=[...l;, ..;J;!..;;V~u:...l;~c.a.=.~n -:(:..1.,;..8.:..9:....0::...-....1.;.,,9 ;..1.,;..4.:....)!.-=[- .2-=J~ ________
OPE RA TOR (S): ___- -=V..:u::..l;:..,::c::..::::a;,n:.:--.::C:;.l.: ....a::.J.Y:........&::::.,...=.Br: ,...'.:....c:·: :.,:;k:......C.:.::::,.o..:.. ._(~1..9..:.:.0.9.:._-1.:...4..:..J):....z;:......:A...:..::.:.me::._.:r_ i: ....:c:..::a~n_=S_e=..:.w:..e::..:.r--.:.P...i:. .p!:,.e;::......C.::,o.=....:.. ___
(1905); Vulcan Fire Clay Co. (1904,1894-99); Vulcan Fire Brick Co.
(1890-93) [2J
DATE OPENED OR EARLIEST SURVEY: 1890 [2J DATE ABANDONED OR LAST SURVEY: 1914 [1 ]
TYPEOFMINE: ___~ d~r~i~f~t~[wl~JL-___________________________________________ _
COMMODITY MINED: __ _________________________________________________ _
c~l~auy
SEAM(S) OR BED(S) MINED: Lower Kittanning No.5 [47]
SEAM ELEVATION: 71 0 1 (topo)
SEAM THICKNESS: 121 (1909 [2J)
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COVER THICKNESS: 330 max.
RELATION TO DRAINAGE: ---:a::.b:::..o.:;~v;e. _________________________________
SOURCE(S) OF DATA
(SE E N UMBE R ED REF ERE NCE LIST): ---[ .1..:...].... ..,1 .-.I[o.2=. .J... [..4.:,..7:.....::. .,-'p:....:.---=8-4..:...JoL..-_____________________ _
z' .........
HAZARDPOTENTIAL: ____l_ o_w_ ___________________________________
REMARKS: Annual reports [2J indicate: 1 mi S of Wellsville on the C & P RR (1890);
Issac Thomas, Mine Boss (1890); John ~1cNutt, Supt. (1893); David
Morgan, Supt. (1894-95); John ~1cNutt, Supt. (1896); Davi d Morgan,
Mine Boss (1896); Julius A. Cohn, Supt. (1909-13); Harry Gettings,
Mine Boss (1909-14); clay used to make fire brick (1892); 1 air
shaft (1892); connected with Buckeye mine (1896); mining suspended
(1914).
South of Wellsville [47J.
Mine map [1] shows 1 drift opening and an area marked "abandoned
worki ngs.
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ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINE DATA SHEET
COUNTY: _________c~o l~u~m_b_i~an_a_ __________________________________________ _
TWP, SEC, LOT: _____Y_e_ll_o_w_ _C_r_ee_k , _S_e_c._ _3_3 _________________________________ _
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QUAD RANG LE(S): ___W_ e_l_l_s v_'_l·_l_e_ __________________________________________
UTM (CENTEROFMINE): __~ 1~7_ _~ 34~1~,~2~00~~2~,~48~7~,~8~0~0 __________________________~
DIV MINES MAP NO: ......,C;;.a:;;_-.5;.... _______ OGS MINE NO: _____ USBM DOCUMENT NO: ___3; ..2...._14_6_4_
MINENAME: ______~ Be~e~c~h_G~r~o~v~e~(1~9~0~8-_1~2~)~;B~e~a~c_h_G~r~o~ve~(~1~9_06_-_0~7~)~[~2~J ___________ _
OPERATOR(S): ___- .::B:.:u:::.>c::..:k.;:.e:::. .y...e ::::......C:::.l.:..a.:.:L.y~&:::.._.::C:.:::o..!:.a.l.:...__.:C~o:..:..( ~1.:....9::.,0;::..9.;::_-.1.:...2;::....)w;!........0:::,:h..:,..':..,:o· ~C~o.a:::. .l.:..........::&::......C.::::.::...ok:.:.::.e.....C.:~o...: .._____
(1906-08) [2J
1912 [2 J;
DATE OPENED OR EARLIEST SURVEY: 1906 [2 J DATE ABANDONED OR LAST SURVEY: 1909 [1 J
TYPE OF MINE: drift [] J; slope (1909 [2 J)
COMMODITY MINED: coal & cl av (1909 [2J)
No. 3 (1906 [2J)
SEAM(S) OR BED(S) MINED:
770 1 (to po)
SEAM ELEVATION:
SEAM THICKNESS: 31211 (1910 [2 J ) ; 3 1 12 I (1909 [2J)
COVER THICKNESS: 470 1 max.
RELATION TO DRAINAGE: above
SOURCE(S) OF DATA
(SEE N UMBER ED R E FE R ENCE LIST): --=[,l--=.J.:..,- =[=2-..J::,_ ________________________________
HAZARDPOTENTIAL: ____l~ o~w~ _________________________________________ __
REMARKS: Annual reports [2J indicate: at New Salisbury (1906); slope 3001 in
length (1909); Issac Thomas, Supt. & Mine Boss (1906-08); John P.
Jones, Supt: & Mine Boss (1909) ; E. F. Hart, Supt. & Mine Boss
(1910-11); Duffield Thompson, Supt & Mine Boss (1912); abandoned
(1912).
Mine map [lJ shows 2 drift openings; rooms 201-30 1 wide; ribs 101 wide.
ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINE DATA SHEET
COUNTY: ________~ C~o~l~u~mb~'~·a~n~a_ __________________________________________ __
TWP SEC LOT· West, Sees. 9, 10
, , .----~~~~~--~~--------------------------------------
QUADRANG LE (S): __. ...;H:...:..o:::..:m.;:.:.e:::..w.:..:..o::..r:....t::.h:~ ___________________________________________ _
UTM (CENTER OFMINE): ___1 ~7_ _~ 41~1~,~9..::.0~0~2~,~4~06~,~5~0~0 __________________________~
DIV MINES MAP NO: ______. C.::.:a:..-.....6;::.-.... ___ OGS MINE NO: _____ USBM DOCUMENT NO: __- ..:3...2_1_5_1_4_
MINENAME: _____~ W~h'~·t~e~1~ea~t::..:h.;~e~r~(~1~8~9~7)~[~2LJ ____________________________~
OPE RA TO R( S): ____- "0'- .........V.. .... .~ Whw....'!· ..tl<.:e:::~l ~ea~ti:<.:..h!.!::e~r_.l(l_~8::..::::9..!7....J..) .....l!:..e::~a.:s::. .e:::..:::d:......b.!::.L.v-=E-. :........::C:...:. ~K n.:..:;9L...(l. .!.:18 ~9~9'..L)..;1 .....:K~i:..n!.:..g;;2'-
.2; ... ,!. ..!.
& Perjn (1897-98) [2J
DATE OPENED OR EARLIEST SURVEY: -=1..:8::..9;:...,7:_ ____ DATE ABANDONED OR LAST SURVEY: 1899
TYPEOFMINE: _____ _____________________________________________ __
d::..r~i~f~t~
COMMODITY MIN ED: 1.:.-_______________________________________________
~e~o:a:..
SEAM(S) OR BED(S) MINED: Upper Freeport No. 7 (1897) [2J
SEAM ELEVATION: 1200 I [56 J; 1240 I (topo)
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SEAM THICKNESS: 51 (1897 [2J); 6 [56J
_____________________________________________ _
COVERTHICKNESS: ~6~0~I~m~a~x~.
RELA TlON TO DRAINAGE: __ _________________________________________
~a b~o"-lvWe:'--
SOURCE(S) OF DATA
(SEE NUMBERED REFERENCE LIST): [1], [2J, [56: file no. 2045J
HAZARDPOTENTIAL: ____ ___________________________________________ __
~l~ow~
REMARKS: Under New Chambersburg; leaving small pillars (1897) [2J.
See Ca-l08 for extensions of this mine.
Mine map [lJ shows 2 drift openings.
ABANDONED UNDERGROUND MINE DATA SHEET
_________________________________________ __
COUNTY: ________
~C~Q~l~lJwmb~Ju·aun~a~
_______________________________________ __
TWp,SEC, LOT: _____P ue~r~r+y~.~S~e~c~,_2=~9
_______________________________________________
QUADRANG LE (S): __- =.S.:a:::.l;:..e=~m=____
__ ___________________________ __
UTM (CENTEROFMINE): ___1~ 7 ~45~9~,~9~0~0~2~,~4~61~,9~0~0
.:::.C:::,a--'7"__ ___ -...3;..2_1_4_2_0_
DIV MINES MAP NO: ______ OGS MINE NO: ____ USBM DOCUMENT NO: __
_____________ __
MINENAME: _____~ S~ec~0~n~d_'N~a~t~i~on~a~1~(~18~8~~~97~)~[~2]L-
OPERATOR(S): ___G_ e_o_, _D_._ A_l_l ,_. s_o_n---:(,. 1_8_9_4_-9_7...:)...-=[-2-=]~ ___________
1889 [2] 1897 [1]
DATE OPENED OR EARLIEST SURVEY: DATE ABANDONED OR LAST SURVEY:
_________________________________________ _
TYPEOFMINE: _____d_ r_i_f_t_[~l~]"__
o_c_o_a_l _____________________________________________
COMMODITY MINED: _____
No. 3 [1]; Lower Ki ttanni ng No. 5
SEAM(S) OR BED(S) MINED:
_____________________________________
SEAMELEVATION: ___l~ 0~8~0_' _-l~1~0~0_'~(t~0~p~0~)
SEAM THICKNESS: _______________________________________________________
___________________________________________ __
COVERTHICKNESS: __l~ 7~0~'~m~a~x~.
_______________________________________
RE LATION TO DRAINAGE: ___a_b o;;..v.~e
SOURCE(S) OF DATA
(SEE NUMBE R ED REFER ENCE LIST): --Io[...l:. ...].. ~, -A[. ;2:..].'--_________________________________
________________________________________
HAZARDPOTENTIAL: ____~ l~o~w
Annual reports [2] indicate: retail mine near First National mine
REMARKS:
near Salem (1894); James C. Trotter, owner (1889-94); James C.
Trotter, Supt., Geo. D. Allison, Mine Boss (1891); Geo. D. Allison,
owner (1895-97); idle 1891-94 (1894).
Coal identifi ed by referring to maps Ca-23, Ca-37, and Ca-122.
Mine map [1] shows: 3 drift openings; old works connected to Ca-10
(Pine Hollow mine).