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The Louis Frost Notes 1685 to 1962 ACADIA COAL COMPANY LIMITED Dalhousie Pit (Abandoned) The Dalhousie Pit was opened on the Foord Seam, 3400 feet west of the Store Pits in the year 1850. In 1864 a portion of the workings was lost through a creep. Its workings were driven entirely in a westerly direction. Work was confined to driving rooms and robbing of pillars, and since the rooms were driven the full height of this seam, the pillars crushed so that after the robbing operation no coal remained in the area worked by the Dalhousie Mine. The mine was lost through a fire in 1870. The coal to the dip of the Dalhousie workings has since been won from other operations.

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Last Modified: 98-03-15

Authored by: Louis Frost

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