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| Dennis Toth posted Wash house from Old Ben 14 in Buckner. Closed in 1960. Roger Flatt Sr.: Dad rode the last union cage out of mine. Sometimes on Saturday we would go out there to shower. This mine had a wooden shaft. Wood sides. No concrete liner. Roger Flatt Sr.: David Minor yes. Just south of concrete plant. Concrete plant was called the brickett plant . They took the bug dust from 14's prep plant, mixed in a binding agent and mad coal bricketts. About 3" square. Lennie Hanner: They were marketed as "Fireballs". Does anyone have one? |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Dennis' post |
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| Dennis DeBruler commented on Dennis' post |
I can't believe that these topo maps did not show the railroad spurs that served the mine nor marked the location of the tipple. A tipple is one of the icons in a topo map key.
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| 1936 Herrin and 1941 West Frankfort Quadrangles @ 1:62,500 |
The spurs are clearly visible on an aerial photo.
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| 1938 Aerial Photo from ILHAP |
The 2005 SPV Map confirms that IC had a short spur on the north side of the mine and the CB&Q and MoPac (SIMS, St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern) had longer spurs going to the south side of the mine.
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| TheSouthern This photo provided by Bill Griggs shows miners before entering Old Ben No. 14 in Buckner, sometime in 1940. |
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