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Morris Mine

The seam at Morris Mine was between 900 and 920. Both Morris and Montour No. 1 were located on the north side of the Cross Creek Syncline, which is why the coal was deeper. Surface elevation at Morris was about 1080, making it around 160 to 180 feet deep. If you assume the slope entry was at an angle of 30 degrees, that would make it around 360 feet long. It was probably less steep than 30 degrees.

There are more photos of the Morris Mine area here.

About the Alan Hinton photograhs. The photos of the Morris Mine and adjacent Gilmore patch town in Cecil Township PA are from 1922 (when it opened).  My great grandfather, John Lose, along with his family traveled from Windber PA to build the patch town.  The images are from the photo album of my grandmother, Iva Mae Lose Hinton.

Click on the images to get a high resolution view.