Mining Conditions Under the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania
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Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding the conditions of the mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, including suggestions about methods to continue excavating coal while preserving the structural integrity of the city's foundation.
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ii, 89 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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Griffith, William & Conner, Eli T. 1912.
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- Griffith, William
- Conner, Eli T.
- United States. Bureau of Mines. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines
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- Holmes, Joseph A. "With a Preface by Joseph A. Holmes and a Chapter by N. H. Darton"
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- Darton, N. H. "With a Preface by Joseph A. Holmes and a Chapter by N. H. Darton"
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Place of Publication: Washington D.C.
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- Main Title: Mining Conditions Under the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Series Title: United States Bureau of Mines Reports
- Added Title: United States Bureau of Mines Bulletin 25
- Added Title: Mining Conditions Under the City of Scranton, PA.: Report and Maps
- Series Title: Bulletin (United States. Bureau of Mines)
- Added Title: United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, Bulletin 25
Description
Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines regarding the conditions of the mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania, including suggestions about methods to continue excavating coal while preserving the structural integrity of the city's foundation.
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ii, 89 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
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- Report No.: Bulletin 25
- OCLC: 9588922
- SuDoc Number: I 28.3:25
- Library of Congress Control Number: 12-35651
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc12241
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- [Illustrations: Mining Conditions Under the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania], ark:/67531/metadc12438
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Southeast Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282612
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Hyde Park Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282613
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the South Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282614
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the East Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282615
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Hyde Park Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282616
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Green Ridge Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282617
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Central Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282618
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Leggetts Gap Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282619
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Hyde Park Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282620
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the West Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282621
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the North East Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282622
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Providence Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282623
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Providence Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282624
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the North Providence Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282627
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Central Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282628
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the South Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282629
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Keyser Valley Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282630
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the North Providence Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282631
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Southeast Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282632
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Central Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282633
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Central Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282634
- Index Map of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282635
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Central Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282636
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the Green Ridge Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282637
- Mine Workings Under a Part of the South Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282638
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[Illustrations: Mining Conditions Under the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania] (Technical Drawing)
Maps that illustrate sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
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[Illustrations: Mining Conditions Under the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania], ark:/67531/metadc12438
Mine Workings Under a Part of the Southeast Section of the City of Scranton (Technical Drawing)
Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Mine Workings Under a Part of the Southeast Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282612
Mine Workings Under a Part of the Hyde Park Section of the City of Scranton (Technical Drawing)
Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Mine Workings Under a Part of the Hyde Park Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282613
Mine Workings Under a Part of the South Section of the City of Scranton (Technical Drawing)
Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Mine Workings Under a Part of the South Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282614
Mine Workings Under a Part of the East Section of the City of Scranton (Technical Drawing)
Map that illustrates sections of the anthracite coal mines beneath the city of Scranton, Pennsylvania to accompany a bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines.
Mine Workings Under a Part of the East Section of the City of Scranton - ark:/67531/metadc282615
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Griffith, William & Conner, Eli T. Mining Conditions Under the City of Scranton, Pennsylvania, report, 1912; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc12241/: accessed July 10, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.