Here's an interesting story on the fires: http://www.grayco.com/cleveland/oddities/sample4.html -Stacy ----- Original Message ----- From: <SaMLevy@aol.com> To: <OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2002 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [OHPERRY] RE: Dixe Coal mines 1900 > Marcia, I am from Shawnee also and I can tell you that some mines were known > to warm the water in some drinking water wells. I also knew a woman (she died > in 1988) who as a young girl stepped upon what she thought was solid ground > only to have her leg sink into the ground and was burned by the fires. I > remember when the roadway to Old Town collapsed due to the fires burning out > the under pinning of the road. > > Some of the better views of the long burning underground fires were down in > the Corning area. > > I believe that the fires were set back during the early mine strikes...in the > late 1800s. But you'd have to check on that old story. > Good luck in your search, Mary > > > ==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== > Browse the OHPerry list archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ohperry >