The Atlas coal mine - Alberta
Hi all, this is just a quick picture post about the Atlas coal mine, creates of the "Wild Fire" red furnace coal. That was an 1800's fake news gimmick where there sprayed red dye on regular coal and sold it for a 25% mark up, claiming it burned like wild fire, lol. It worked too, they couldn't produce enough to keep up with demand.
A few pics of the tipple. That's the coal size sorter at the end of the big conveyors.
The head lamps. These battery packs were strapped to the hip and the cord ran to the helmet. Its a heavy thing to carry too.
Someone sat in this room and handed these out, and serviced them almost like a drive thru
Little coal train
The wash house. For clothing and showers.
And I thought that only modern politicians were scammers...
lol. I don't think that's a new invention!
Now that’s how they did it in the bad old days!
They weren't afraid of some hard work, that's for sure, but they sure didn't have much for OH&S either! Way too many preventable accidents in those days
Do you live in Alberta by any chance? anyway the mine is a neat place to visit. A nice piece of history. Did you get to go in the tipple and the shaft to the mine all the way to the forge?
I live next door in Saskatchewan. I have done the full mine tour there about 5 years ago, went deep shaft and through the tipple. This time we opted for the ground tour and a riding tour in the little coal train. It was OK too, and my wife didn't want to get all covered in black dust, which you will in the full tour.
right on , neighbors !😎 I go there every year, well not the mine but Drumheller. The tipple is cool and all but that's something you see once get your fill. I have written a few pieces on drumheller in the last year, I was surprised to see someone else write about it, such an obscure place not too many people know about.
Its one of my favorite places for camping and golfing. And I just like the badlands for scenery. Have you been to Roosevelt National park in North Dakota? Its similar terrain.
no I haven't would be worth checking out for sure. Camping in drumheller is great , that's why I go...pretty much right by the hoodoos, that and hiking in the canyons. Ever go visit the near-by buffalo jumps?
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