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.
- View the names: 3 men killed in the Carbon No. 6 Mine
- View the names: 14 men killed in unknown Carbon Mines
- View the names: 41 men killed in all the Carbon Mines
Carbon City and the Union Pacific's No. 6 Mine
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 Maps
Map of the Carbon Mines. (Map Collection from the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
Map of the Carbon No. 6 Mine (Map Collection from the Hanna Basin Museum)
Map of the Union Pacific's Carbon No. 6 Mine (Map Collection from the Hanna Basin Museum Website)
2019: Union Pacific's Carbon No. 6 Mine
Carbon No. 6 Mine. Cave Ins Holding Water, 2019 (Bob Leathers Collection)
2019: Carbon No. 6 Mine. Old Oil Can (Bob Leathers)
Carbon No. 6 Mine. Cave Ins Holding Water. 2019 (Bob Leathers Collection)
Carbon No. 6 Mine. Wild Flowers. (Bob Leathers)
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Carbon No. 6 Mine. Wild Flowers. (Bob Leathers)
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