introduction

[huski]

hi ,sure is tough when you are lost,need support,please excuse my blundering,thanks for allowing me to become a member of your team.

[GR74]

Welcome to the forums, huski.

Just wondering how you are lost, and what kind of support you are looking for?

[huski]

Thanks GR4, you are just what the doctor ordered,not familiar with posting ,threads an forums,not really lost,confused.I wondered about the weather in your area,after considering,do you use the same thermometer calculations as the us.Thanks nick

[GR74]

If only the Nanaimo coal miners could have contacted the Pennsylvania coal miners this easily 100 years ago....

[huski]

I will try to tell you exactly what you are telling me,first the erosion does seal the entrance,depending on the amount fill blocking,however,as i said earlier the coal runs with the contour of land,if there is 4' blocking,there is 4' of water behind,maybe miles
underground,the mine can go from one side of the hill to the other 2 or 3 miles to another
entrance. we mined the (stumps) after moving the water an d did find a cut machine.
I would not advise going to far from the entrance,the men that worked the mines did not carry any valuables.
we have about 4" of new snow,and about 12 deg F-10C wind is blowing .keeping warm...n

[GR74]

Our mines in Nanaimo have flooded and filled with water. We can't seem to go in further than 50-400 feet before reaching the water table. If they were dry, we would be able to go down further. It doesn't look like the miners left much underground when they abandoned the workings, so there's not much to see anymore.

It looks like we have about 12-15 cm of new snow on the ground this morning. The snow plows haven't plowed our road yet. Looks like I'm staying home today! The temperature isn't as cold here. We are expecting rain sometime over the next couple of days.

[GR74]

Oh, I'll bet you anything that there are open mines somewhere in Pittsburgh. You just have to know where to look and what to look for. An abandoned mine that has been sealed won't appear to be a mine at a first glance. Mines that have been sealed with dirt will manage to open themselves up again over a span of many years. If the workings collapse at the entrance, you will find an opening. Erosion will also do this. Over the years the soil will compact itself due to gravity and the rain and run-off will wash the debris back into the mine. There are usually quite a few that were not documented properly, meaning they are not on any maps!

My attached photo shows a mine that we discovered last year. The opening was only 2 feet high. I could feel cool air venting from the opening which meant there was fresh air blowing through the tunnel. Most people would never even consider that this was a mine.

As far as the aerial tramway is concerned - long gone. Several of us have gone out searching but have come up empty-handed. This is one reason we would love to see pictures. We have nothing to look at around here. Thanks again, friend. Keep in touch.

[GR74]

Well the weather in Nanaimo is calling for snow.
Visit this link to learn more: http://www.theweathernetwork.com/weather/cabc0195

We measure temperature in degrees celsius here in Canada. The United States measures the temperature in degrees fahrenheit.
This converter may come in handy: http://www.wbuf.noaa.gov/tempfc.htm

The Forums will take a little getting used to but you should be able to figure it out on your own! Surf around and you will get the hang of it. Cheers!

[huski]

H, GR74,

Thanks again, found those calculations,
But my reason for joining the forum is i found a wheel that matches your pictures of the
old overhead tram at Harewood,here in Pa. everything is gone with the exception of
some of the foundations, 1900.This tram also crossed the river from a 300' cliff.
I have to sign off,for now,would like to talk to you another time. n

[GR74]

Interesting to hear about the wheel that you found. Please feel free to post a photo, we'd all love to see!

I must say that I am very impressed with the abandoned mines that you guys have down there. So much, in fact, that I joined one of your forums last May.

Here is a link to that site, just 'click' on the blue web address:
http://www.abandonedmines.net/

I am member 282 in the Mines Discussion Forum, but will not be posting anything there.