Locust Gap No. 2
Located on the west side of Locust Creek directly opposite the old Locust Gap
Colliery.
It was opened at a high elevation above the railroad track by a drift driven west on the north dip mammoth vein by Lloyd and Anthony in 1855. The first shipment of 13,287 tons was made in 1856 when they sold the mine to Sheppard and McFarland, who in 1860 had mined the drift 2700 ft. when it stopped and they retired from the business.
In 1860, George W. Parvin and John Wyland leased the colliery and drove two drifts westward at lower levels on the same vein, mining the two drifts until 1863 when Wyland retired from the firm and was succeeded by Cook. The new firm of Parvin & Cook operated the mine until 1864 when they failed and the colliery was abondoned.
In 1865, Fegley & Company reopened the mine and operated under the name of the Black Diamond Coal Co. and they mined the two drifts to 1866, when the upper drift was driven 3800 ft. and the lower one at the level of the railroad 3600 ft. They also drove cross cut tunnels from both drifts to the top split mammoth vein that were also driven westward. They continued operating to 1869 when they failed. J. Bartholomew & Co. was assigned their lease and operated until 1871 when the breaker was destroyed by fire and also setting fire to the Locust Gap Breaker immediately opposite which was also destroyed. The loss of the breaker caused the failure of the company.
In 1872, the colliery was leased to Carter & Gorman who operated it under the name of the First National Colliery until 1873 when it was abandoned.
The total shipment from Locust Summit Colliery was 400,900 tons.
The Locust Creek Colliery
Located on the west side of Locust Creek in Locust Gap. The colliery was opened
by a drift driven west on the south dip mammoth vein by Heaton and Carle in
1854. The first shipment of 9,923 tons was made during the same year. Heaton
and Carle continued mining the drift until 1858 when the drift had been driven
1900 ft. to the land line. They opened a second drift on the same vein at a
lower level mining this drift until 1860 when they failed and the colliery was
abandoned.
The total shipments from Locust Creek Colliery were included in the Locust Spring Colliery shipments.