Clinton No 1 Mine
These are maps of the Clinton No. 1 Mine on the Clinton Block
Spur.
Note that the mine entry is at the outcrop (1,160 ft MSL), and the point where
the Montour tracks cross US-30 is at 1,080 ft MSL. So, the tracks had to climb
80 feet in a relatively short distance up that creek bed. Looks like the tipple
was at about 1,120 ft MSL, so they could still use gravity to bring the coal out
of the mine. It must have been tough preventing runaways when picking up loaded
coal cars on that steep grade.
1939 Aerial photo of the Clinton No. 1 Mine
Montour
Railroad 
