Utah Mining Tour

2024 Mining History Association

All-Day Field Trip: Tour of Utah Coal Country -

Carbon County Coal and Railroads

Leader, Seth Button, Sr. Archaeologist, Logan Simpson

Helper, Utah

June 10, 2024

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The MHA tour group explores the Hiawatha townsite with its many buildings in a state of slow decay.	The United States Fuel Company Office Building.
A closeup of the KING COAL logo.	The Hiawatha Company Store occupied the basement of this building.
The MHAers arrive at Mine No. 4. Note the wildland fire damage on the slopes.	The Mine Office Building and Miners Dry.
	(Left) The safety record sign in the Miners Dry. (Above) The empty mine clothes baskets in the Dry await the miners return.
	(Left) A pile of discarded mining boots in the Dry. (Right) The portal of the U. S. Fuel Co. No. 4 Coal Mine.
Rudy and Andie inspect an outcrop of the coal seam.	A mine car is a relic of earlier days at the mine.
This large fan provided ventilation for the underground mine workings.	The mine electrical substation.
The stacker conveyor brought coal from the No. 4 Mine to a stockpile.	The No. 2 Mine portal.
Stacker conveyor for the No. 2 Mine.	The No. 2 Mine loadout facility.
A tour group photo brought the 2024 Park City, Utah, Mining History Association Conference to a very successful close.