Hi, Any mentions of George Fisher and family ? Bea ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <PACENTRE@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, September 09, 2009 11:53 PM Subject: Re: [PACENTRE] Phillipsburg Historical Book Lookups Available > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: LAgostino > Surnames: > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.pennsylvania.counties.centre/3193.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I just got ahead of myself! I got it all scanned tonight, here's what I > have: > > The Monarch Coal Company's enterprise at Drane is perhaps the most > important movement in coal matters in this region for years for the reason > that it has disclosed the possibilities of the "B" seam under water level > and opened the way to thousands of acres yet untouched and underlying the > unworked sections of immense territory in our vicinity. This Company is a > chartered organization and has under lease eight hundred acres of "B" coal > and controls over two thousand acres, all of which will come out through a > shaft put down at a depth of 130 feet > The officers of the Company are Charles Wesley, of Philadelphia, > President; Charles Soby, of Philadelphia, Vice President, and Harry M. > Hughes, Treasurer and General Manager. The equipment of this mine is a > splendid one and enables it to put out 1,500 tons per day when working > full time > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PACENTRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >