This place is in Southwestern Va. I would love to see more of that diary. Vadna Navyump@aol.com wrote: > ------_Part_3b01f3bc-037f-61a2-010203040506 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > > Forwarded from Coal Miners list at rootsweb with permission of original poster. > > Wayne Duncan > List admin > > ------_Part_3b01f3bc-037f-61a2-010203040506 > Content-Type: message/rfc822 > Content-Disposition: inline > > Return-Path: <COALMINERS-L-request@rootsweb.com> > Received: from rly-zc03.mx.aol.com (rly-zc03.mail.aol.com [172.31.33.3]) by air-zc05.mail.aol.com (v78.38) with ESMTP; Tue, 15 May 2001 14:34:40 -0400 > Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.123]) by rly-zc03.mx.aol.com (v77_r1.36) with ESMTP; Tue, 15 May 2001 14:34:10 2000 > Received: (from slist@localhost) > by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id f4FIUNI01963; > Tue, 15 May 2001 11:30:23 -0700 > Resent-Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 11:30:23 -0700 > X-Original-Sender: COALMINERS-D-request@rootsweb.com Tue May 15 11:30:22 2001 > X-Originating-IP: [64.91.147.149] > From: "marianne wazelle" <mfwazelle@hotmail.com> > Old-To: "COALMINERS-D_r" <COALMINERS-D@rootsweb.com> > Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 14:37:16 -0400 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > X-Mailer: MSN Explorer 6.00.0010.0912 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > Message-ID: <OE15PaLI9mK6PYzDabi00001483@hotmail.com> > X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 May 2001 18:30:19.0937 (UTC) FILETIME=[188BE910:01C0DD6D] > Subject: [C-M] Big Stone Gap 1892 diary exerpt > Resent-Message-ID: <q3wwCC.A.Ne.-WXA7@lists5.rootsweb.com> > To: COALMINERS-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-From: COALMINERS-L@rootsweb.com > X-Mailing-List: <COALMINERS-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/6037 > X-Loop: COALMINERS-L@rootsweb.com > Precedence: list > Resent-Sender: COALMINERS-L-request@rootsweb.com > > Listers...would someone please identify what state this place is located.... > > Taken from the travel diary of Roger Hampson while in KY,Tenn.WVa and Alabama > Feb 1892 till May 1892 > Big Stone Gap > Spent portion of a day here. Went up to mine on LOONEY CREEK owned by S.A.and C.R.R Co.(what railroad is this?)Lands are in litigation.No signs of settlement.Vein runs from 6' to 10' in thickness,good coal.Mining coal from 8" to 3' thick in center of vein.Coal mined in this bottom coal and top coal bench wedged down.Roof seems to be fireclay and slacks on exposure to air.Big pieces fall from the roof at headings also in rooms.Could be made a big mine.The LEISENRINGS or FEISENRINGS(handwriting is hard to read) of MAUCH CHUNK PA. own 60,000 acres on CALLAHAN CREEK about 5 miles from LOONEY CREEK.Mr.TAGGART is putting up coke ovens.This will be a big region some day as there are emmence bodies of good coal over in KY in HARLEN CO..Met a Mr.HODGE who has been prospecting and boring with the DIAMOND DRILL CO.Records show from 4' to 8' in thickness and some places vein is absent.Prospecting for the INT____MONT??DEVELOPEMENT COMPANY.Big Stone Gap Boom is flattened out like a panc! ak! > e.Miserable place, the hotel.Had supper with Mr.FOXs parents,real old KY gentleman,county and kind as also Mrs.FOX and daughter. > > Mar