This cache is a sequel to The Gravity Slope(GC1QTY3) and it is a
little more challenging than the first. The cache is located in
Archbald PA just off Power Blvd. There is a trail that will take
you right to the cache and you should not have to go far off it.
The trail is just off a small stream so it may be a little wet.
There are some smaller trade items in the cache so trade what you'd
like! Have fun and good luck!
The cache is located near the site of the old Gravity Slope
Colliery. The White Oak Mine, precursor of the Gravity Slope
Colliery, opened in 1846 in what was called the “Dark Valley”
section of Archbald, not far from the Lackawanna River, off Laurel
Street in the southern end of town. The breaker was built on the
eastern side of the Delaware and Hudson (D & H) tracks. The D
& H Coal Company closed the White Oak breaker when the new
Gravity Slope was finished, and shipped coal there for processing,
with the main slope, Gravity Slope No, 3, opening in 1911. At the
top of the mines success it employed over 1700 men and 12 mules.
Today all that is left is four main buildings which in the near
future are going to be restored and set up as museums. You can<
visit the remains of the buildings by simply walking (or driving)
down the road the cache is located on. Make sure to check these
out! The biggest building with the garage is the shifting room
where the miners used to change shifts and the two smaller ones are
a storage building and a fan house. Here is a picture of what the
Gravity Slope Colliery used to look like:
CONGRATULATIONS TO WHISTLER & CO ON THE FTF!