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Owned by
Austin Moore. Worked by the Raub Coal Co. The
mines were located above the end of Mine St. and
the breaker was located east of Mine St, in the Austin Heights
section.
Served by
the O&W and Erie railroads. Some of the
tailings piles can still be seen.
The rock
Tunnel was
located about 300 yards west, at the top of Mine
St. below the cemetery entrance.
The mine was
a drift type, with three openings. Austin #1 ,
#2, and the Austin Rock Tunnel, which was used
to drain the bottom Red Ash vein of water.
The Rock
Tunnel
entrance can still be seen, and the foundations
of the office, dynamite shed, and air fan are
still there.
More to
follow.

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