1880 - 1890: The Union Pacific's No. 6 Mine at Carbon, Wyoming

Notes by Bob Leathers
The Union Pacific's No. 6 mine at Carbon was opened for production in 1880 and abandoned at the end of 1890 because all the mineable coal had been removed. Over time, the Carbon mines experienced 41 documented deaths. It is not known in which Carbon mine 14 of the miners died, but 3 of the 41 died in the No. 6 mine.

Union Pacific's Carbon No. 6 Mine Fatalities

View information and the names of the 3 men killed in the Carbon No. 6 mine.
View information and the names of the 14 men killed in unknown Carbon mines.
View information and the names of the 41 men killed in all the Carbon mines.

Carbon City and the Union Pacific's No. 6 Mine

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Carbon City with the No. 1, No. 6 and No. 2 Mines labeled. (While Family Collection from Bob Leathers)

Union Pacific's Carbon No. 6 Mine Today: 2019

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Carbon No. 6 Mine. Cave Ins Holding Water. 2019. 2 (Bob Leathers Collection)
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2019: Carbon No. 6 Mine.Old Oil Can (Bob Leathers).jpg
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Carbon No. 6 Mine. Cave Ins Holding Water. 2019 (Bob Leathers Collection)
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Carbon No. 6 Mine. Wild Flowers. (Bob Leathers)
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Carbon No. 6 Mine. Wild Flowers. (Bob Leathers)

Union Pacific's Carbon No. 6 Mine Maps

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Map of the Carbon No. 6 Mine (Map Collection from the Hanna Basin Museum)
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Map of the Union Pacific's Carbon No. 6 Mine (Map Collection from the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
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Map of the Carbon Mines. (Map Collection from the Hanna Basin Museum Website)