Since we're almost at the "clutching at straws" phase in this mystery, here's an idiot question. Could Jimmy Mines have possibly been a name of a person? Other than that, I'm stumped. If you ever get to the bottom of this mystery, please post your findings--some of us are curious to see how this plays out. Michele Gibson Pierson Still seeking McKenzie's of Houtzdale btwn. 1860-1920 (especially record of Margaret (1848-1897) McK's marriage to Robert Calhoun (1837-1906) in the late 1860's in Clinton/Tioga/Centre/Clearfield/Schuylkil County) I have a photo of Margaret's grandmother taken in the late 1800's. -----Original Message----- >From: Leslie Nelson <l.a.nelson@rogers.com> >Sent: Feb 3, 2006 1:46 PM >To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [Clearfield] Houtzdale Clearfield CO PA > >I went to NewspaperArchive.com and came up with nothing, searching all >Pennsylvania newspapers (including Clearfield), all years, using search >terms "Jimmy Mines ", "Jimmie Mines", and both again using Mine instead of >Mines. > >If there was such a coal company by that name, or a Houtzdale neighborhood >known as Jimmie Mines, it's odd that I couldn't find a single mention of it. >NewspaperArchive doesn't have all papers for all dates but its collection is >vast. Names of coal companies and local communities usually warrant frequent >mentions. > >Could Jimmy Mines have been a nickname? Perhaps you can identify what coal >companies were operating in Houtzdale in those years and try to find out if >an owner or manager was named Jimmy. The "old miner" site mentioned >previously on this list is a good source - you might even email the >webmaster, since he has a keen interest in mining history. > >Good luck. > >Leslie > >> For several days now I have been working on what is a Jimmy mines. I >still >> have no clue > > ________________________________________ PeoplePC Online A better way to Internet http://www.peoplepc.com