Gateway Mine Ruff Creek Portal. Traditional Geocache
Keystone: As the owner has not responded to my prior note, I am archiving this cache page.
Regards,
Keystone
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Gateway Mine Ruff Creek Portal.
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You are looking for a camo pill bottle "nesting" in it's hiding place.
Here for all you cachers is another coal mining hide. Located at the Ruff Creek portal of Gateway mine. As I have tried with all of my "historical" caches I try to provide some background & trivia about the location. However this was a tough one & invite any finders to log additional or corrective input. Gateway mine opened in 1969, off the remnants of the Emerald & Edwards mine in Chartiers & Clarkvile, PA. It grew dramatically with the advancement of long wall mining stretching from Dunns Station to Deemston. A union mine throughout, it is noted to have hired the first female miner. It was owned by many operators, lastly Gateway Mining company, which went bankrupt in 1989. Alpha Natural Resourses now owns her remaining reserves.
The Ruff Creek portal now serves as a mining technical training center, as well as, a center for developing adults with disabilities. Good luck & keep caching. CONGRATS TO THE BUDDHAMAN & MRS. BUDDHAMAN FOR THE FTF
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