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WARNING **
Old Abandoned Underground Coal Mines can be
Very Dangerous,
Due to Collapse, and Mine Gases (Noxious and Flammable).
Extreme Care should be taken around them, due to Falls, Sudden Ground Collapse,
and Bad Air,
and in NO Circumstances should People enter into ANY Mine Openings, or
Associated Caves.
The Material Contained on my Sites, is NOT to Encourage Personal Investigation
of these Mines,
But only as a Historical Record of these Long Abandoned Mines.
Please View these Mines from a Far, Safe and Legal Distance.
Always Observe Private Property Rights, and Obey ALL Warning Signs.
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Rock Springs
Mine
Operated by
Mike Rohatyn & Co.
Note- Roch should actually be "Rock" on this map
On CPR Coal Lease No 141
Located on LSD 13 of Section 35, Township 1, Range 6, W2
Surveyed Aug 10, 1937
Robert
John Campbell Lee RPE
Mine Survey Map
1 .pdf
Mine Survey Map
2 .pdf
Credit
Mine Plan, Documents, and maps above, copied from Original Documents,
held by Saskatchewan Government, Mines Branch, Regina,
Acquired by Richard (Dick)
Wright, P. Eng,
and contributed by Mr. Wright for viewing here.
He was assured they were Public Documents, and Web Use allowed.
Mike Rohatyn &
Company Owner
info below from my original index page
operated by Michael (Mike) Rohatyn & Co.
Roman Tryuda, Peter Yaremchuck (Yramchuck?),
Fred Kozak, Michael (Mike) , Joseph (Joe) Rohatyn,
& Mike Petraharich,
mined
mineral rights and land owned by Frank Adams,
who was Manager and Pit Boss.
1 mile SE of Taylorton.
This site
was on the upper end of a ravine
leading to the Souris River.
Just over the hill
to the north of Harry Banks Mine.
They loaded boxcars at Pinto siding.
In 1940 Prokup Gembe was added as a
partner.Roman Tryuda
b- ?
d- 1983 in Winnipeg MB
Peter Yaremchuck
(Yramchuck?)
b- Jan 27, 1884
d- Feb 12, 1972
buried in Bienfait Cemetery
Fred Kozak
b- age 25 in 1906, in Poland
immigrated in 1901 (possibly 1904?)
boarding at Coalfields in 1906
d- ?
Joseph (Joe) Rohatyn
b- 1911
d- Dec 7, 1962
buried in Bienfait Cemetery
married Mary Jo Fai
b- Aug 22, 1916
d- Apr 8, 1997
Michael (Mike) Rohatyn-
no info, lots of Rohatyns, no Mike
I know he worked at Western Dominion mine in 1931
and lived at Taylorton mine camp
Mike Rohatyn lead an Estevan Orchestra
called "The Twilight Kings"
and they were declared winners of
the ACT-CKRM talent show, 1956-57.
Mike Petraharich- no info
Received a letter from Leonard Loppe, June 2008,
who was an underground miner at this mine,
last 5 years, before strip mining took over. |
