Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1891 — Big Mine in Danger of Flooding. [ARTICLE]

Big Mine in Danger of Flooding.

At Plymouth, Pa., Dodson colliery,, one of the greatest in the coal fields, is in danger of total destruction. Water is breaking into it from abandoned workings. The mine is 'connected with a vast number of old works The water has gained such headway that the work of pumping machinery seems to be of no avail. The suspension of the collierymeans a total loss of work to 800 men and boys.