Flood-Prevention Projects at Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines: A Preliminary Study (open access)

Flood-Prevention Projects at Pennsylvania Anthracite Mines: A Preliminary Study

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over flood-prevention methods at Pennsylvania anthracite mines. The flood-prevention projects are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: March 1946
Creator: Ash, S. H. & Westfield, James
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Surface-Water Seepage into Anthracite Mines in the Lackawanna Basin, Northern Field: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania (open access)

Surface-Water Seepage into Anthracite Mines in the Lackawanna Basin, Northern Field: Anthracite Region of Pennsylvania

From Scope of Report: "This report discusses the nature of stream-bed and surface seepage problems and mentions remedial measures devised by some anthracite-mining companies to prevent seepage of surface water into their mines."
Date: 1952
Creator: Ash, S. H. (Simon Harry), b. 1889; Eaton, W. L. & Whaite, R. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chain Pipe-Wrench. (open access)

Chain Pipe-Wrench.

Patent for certain new and improvements in chain pipe wrenches, including instructions and illustrations.
Date: December 26, 1899
Creator: Bohner, Philip Henry
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sand Available for Filling Mine Workings in the Northern Anthracite Basin of Pennsylvania (open access)

Sand Available for Filling Mine Workings in the Northern Anthracite Basin of Pennsylvania

From Introduction: "This report is issued by the Bureau of Mines in the interest of safer and efficient mining methods. Its purpose is to describe the sand deposits in the northern anthracite coal field in Luzerne and Lackawanna Counties, Pa."
Date: 1913
Creator: Darton, N. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Field Demonstration of Two Pneumatic Backfilling Technologies (open access)

Field Demonstration of Two Pneumatic Backfilling Technologies

Abstract: This U.S. Bureau of Mines (USBM) report summarizes a field demonstration of pneumatic backfiling technologies conducted at the abandoned Hillside Coal and Iron Slope in Vandling, PA. Researchers demonstrated tro pneumatic backfilling technologies recently developed under the USBM's Abandoned Mine Reclamation Research Program, the Pneumatic Pipefeeder and the High-Efficiency Ejector. Both systems had previously been evaluated at the USBM's subsidence abatement investigation laboratory near Fairchance, PA. The objective of the demonstration was to fill 100% of the abandoned tunnel with backfill stone to prevent further subsidence. The Pneumatic Pipefeeder was used for 21 days, at a rate of 63 to 124 t/d (69 to 136 st/d), to fill 88% of the tunnel. The High-Efficiency Ejector was used for 2 days, at a rate of 125 to 132 t/d (138 to 146 st/d) to fill the remaining 12% of the tunnel. The backfill placed by both systems was tightly compacted. The major problem encountered was wear on the polyethylene pipeline from the abrasion of the high-velocity backfill. The use of heavier steel pipe minimized the problem. A cost analysis for the entire project is given.
Date: 1995
Creator: Dyni, Robert C.; Burnett, Mackenzie & Philbin, David
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mining Conditions Under the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania (open access)

Mining Conditions Under the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania

Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding the conditions of the mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, including suggestions about methods to continue excavating coal while preserving the structural integrity of the city's foundation.
Date: 1912
Creator: Griffith, William & Conner, Eli T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rural planning : the village. (open access)

Rural planning : the village.

Describes various types of planned villages and provides examples of features in such communities.
Date: 1940
Creator: Nason, W. C. (Wayne Crocker), b. 1874
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
Paper-Bag Machine. (open access)

Paper-Bag Machine.

Patent for improvements in the paper-bag machine (related to author's previous Patent No. 689,441, December 24, 1901) for the purpose of improving the mechanism for forming the primary fold of the bag-bottom in the bag-folding process, including descriptions of the machinery, parts, and illustrations.
Date: May 5, 1903
Creator: Tyson, Frank
Object Type: Patent
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Illustrations: Mining Conditions Under the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania]

Maps that illustrate sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Index Map of the City of Scranton

Index map that showing the location of the sections of the anthracite coal mines in relation to the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania. The numbers represent illustrated plates which accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Map
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Central Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Central Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Central Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Central Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Central Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the East Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Green Ridge Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Green Ridge Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Hyde Park Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Hyde Park Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Hyde Park Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Keyser Valley Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library

Mine Workings Under a Part of the Leggetts Gap Section of the City of Scranton

Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Date: 1912
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Object Type: Technical Drawing
System: The UNT Digital Library