Switz City, IN: Comet Coal Mine and Page 621

(Satellite, the trees and lakes were a coal mine. I'm not sure if it was one of the Comet mines.)

Wayne Ferrers posted four photos with the comment: "1937 Page 621, Comet Coal, Switz City, IN. Photos taken in 1984. My dad operating at the time."

Jay Wilson: Can always tell it a Page with the walking spud. And the framework was always different.

[I've read that Page built their own engines. And judging from some comments, they were low rpm with a few big cylinders.]

Donald Jones: Is this the same engine that's on display at White River Valley club in Elnora Indiana????

Wayne Jeffers: Donald Jones yes

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Larry Barragree commented on Wayne's post
The Morgan Mine at Kingman also had a 621 Page.
Paul Pillau: Larry Barragree even with two Page engines it still burned less fuel than a 4600 with the single Cat D-379.
Jerry Lacy: Larry Barragree I guess that page made single story and 2 story draglines.
Larry Barragree: Jerry Lacy The Kingman one was post WW 2. It had two Diesel engines, one on the main floor to run the hoist, drag, walkers and a smaller engine upper deck to run a generator which powered the swing, or so I was told.
Jay Wilson: Larry Barragree In line 3 cyl for the swing generator and a 5 cyl inline for the drag, hoist and walking.

The Indiana state government has marked Comet Coal as 28-2, 28-3 and 28-4 on this map.

1983 via IDNR

1983 via IDNR

I poked around on this interactive mpa, but I could not find Comet Coal 28-4.

Interactive

Comet Coal was a small mining operation compared with other mines in the region.

1986 Switz City @ 24,000