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My family and I took a trip up Spring Canyon this last weekend. Its not really out of the way or off the map but it was a nice little Sunday drive. We came across quite a few ruins and mine locations. Turns out that I work with a kid who's family owned a lodge at the top of the canyon for many years and his family for many years helped to restore the old remains from the grips of the lame rednecks who seem to think its awesome to spray paint John + Julie forever on the side of a 100+ year old building that stands as a testament to men who risked it all to dig out a living in a black hole. If anything that 3.5 mill they are spending to destroy these "death traps" should be used to keep "Darwinism" in force. Any way enough ranting.
My co worker says that there is a mountain that has been blocked off forever because there was a coal mine in the mountain that caught on fire. They tried for years to put it out, seal it off, fill it with foam, etc. but to no avail it burns on today. I was told its blocked off because it releases toxic gasses that can kill you in one breath. I have not looked into this more, it may just me local lore, as far as the death breath. But it is documented in Carbon County History and I am sure other coal areas, of mines burning for decades. Its said this mountain can be seen smoking sometimes throughout the year. I think that's a pretty interesting story. I guess this would go to the point that even in a coal mine, there is oxygen coming in from somewhere and somewhere there is a way out.....I am sure that's not always the case but.....ya know
Ill just let the pics do the talking and ill post a link at the end of a website with some good stories on it.
My co worker says that there is a mountain that has been blocked off forever because there was a coal mine in the mountain that caught on fire. They tried for years to put it out, seal it off, fill it with foam, etc. but to no avail it burns on today. I was told its blocked off because it releases toxic gasses that can kill you in one breath. I have not looked into this more, it may just me local lore, as far as the death breath. But it is documented in Carbon County History and I am sure other coal areas, of mines burning for decades. Its said this mountain can be seen smoking sometimes throughout the year. I think that's a pretty interesting story. I guess this would go to the point that even in a coal mine, there is oxygen coming in from somewhere and somewhere there is a way out.....I am sure that's not always the case but.....ya know
Ill just let the pics do the talking and ill post a link at the end of a website with some good stories on it.
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