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The Louis Frost Notes 1685 to 1962 ACADIA COAL COMPANY LIMITED Store Pits (Abandoned) The Store Pits were sunk on the Foord Seam near the East River. The first of them commenced operation in 1827. The area worked was a strip along the outcrop of the Foord Seam. The method of work was pillar and room and small pillars left to support the surface. Many of these pillars crushed. In 1839 a serious fire broke out, causing the closing of the pits, which were not reopened. No coal can be recovered from the workings of the Store Pits by underground methods, although it may be possible to recover a considerable portion of the coal left in these workings by a stripping operation, particularly in these localities where the Store Pit workings were confined to the upper part of the seam. It should be noted that explosions occurred in No. 3 Store Pit in 1834 and 1836. In 1838 there was an explosion in No. 2 Store Pit. In 1839 as indicated, the pits were lost by fire.

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Last Modified: 98-03-15

Authored by: Louis Frost

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