Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . - a continuation of the Barclay andconsist of small patches of the coal measures containing only thelower beds. The Mclntire region was opened in 1870, the mines beingsituated near the village of Ralston, in Lycoming county. The 420. Asa Packer Philanthropist ; nic-niljcr State Legislature 1844 ;first president Valley Railroad Company,1855; congressman 1853-1857; founder ot LehighUniversity 1865 Natural Resources coal here lies nearly 1,000 feet f ])eri)en<licu]ar height alcove thelevel of Lycoming creek, from \vhich e]e^a
Pennsylvania, colonial and federal : a history, 1608-1903 . - a continuation of the Barclay andconsist of small patches of the coal measures containing only thelower beds. The Mclntire region was opened in 1870, the mines beingsituated near the village of Ralston, in Lycoming county. The 420. Asa Packer Philanthropist ; nic-niljcr State Legislature 1844 ;first president Valley Railroad Company,1855; congressman 1853-1857; founder ot LehighUniversity 1865 Natural Resources coal here lies nearly 1,000 feet f ])eri)en<licu]ar height alcove thelevel of Lycoming creek, from \vhich e]e^ation it is let down intothe valley by an inclined plane nearly half a mile in length. TheTowanda deposit is an extension of the ]^lclntire basin and situ-ated on the summit of Towanda mountain. The one seam ofcoal found here is of excellent quality. The Snow Shoe basin isin Centre county, the deposit covering only about eight by fourmiles in area. The Clearfield basin was opened in 1871 and soonassumed importance as a source of coal supply. There are sev-eral seams of good workable coal, the product being somewhatsofter than the Blossburg coal. The mines are principally on thejVloshannon creek, along which they extend a distance of morethan twelve miles. Here among the hills c
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