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1950
Usibelli Camp, (seen here under construction), was built in 1950, just 2.5 miles east of Suntrana.
(05-038 UCM Archive, Ray Muellner Collection)
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Early 1950's
Usibelli Camp, (in background), was built adjacent to the UCM surface mining operation, (in foreground).
(02-075 UCM Archive) |
Early 1950's
UCM Crew at Usibelli Camp in front of the Mess Hall in the 1950's.
(02-063 UCM Archive)
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1950
A new UCM Tipple, with crushers & screens, was built at Suntrana, seen here looking up at the coal car load-out.
(08-012 UCM Archive, Ralph & Ann Carter Collection) |
1950's
Cap Lathrop was killed at Suntrana in 1950, & the Healy River Coal Corp. was later sold to Suntrana Mining Co. in 1952.
(11-001 UCM Archive)
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1950's
Fire closed the Healy River Coal Underground Mine briefly during WWII, causing a supply interruption of coal to the military. The Suntrana Mining Co. also had a fire in the 1950's, burning the old Healy River Coal Corp. Tipple to the ground.
(08-052 UCM Archive, Ralph & Ann Carter Collection) |
1950's
Suntrana Camp houses in the 1950's, with the new Suntrana Mining Co. Tipple in background, left.
(21-053 UCM Archive)
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1950's
An upper camp was built at Usibelli Camp in 1951 to house year-round, married employees.
(12-014 UCM Archive, Ed & Helen Poor Collection) |
1953
A two-story bunk house was built at Usibelli Camp to house seasonal employees. The old bunk house next to the mess hall was converted to a schoolhouse for the children of employees.
(11-077 UCM Archive) |
1954
A coal washing plant, (seen here during construction), was built in 1954 above Usibelli Camp to remove rock found in No. 2 coal seam.
(12-001 UCM Archive, Anthony & Verna Mattielli Collection) |
1954
Tony Mattielli came to Usibelli in 1954 from Cle Elum, WA for the construction of the Wash Plant and seasonally for several years for its summertime operation.
(14-006 UCM Archive, Anthony & Verna Mattielli Collection) |
1950's
A UCM Lorain 77 shovel loads a truck, (T38), with coal.
(12-100 UCM Archive, Anthony & Verna Mattielli Collection) |
1950's
UCM trucks, (T29 seen here), hauled coal from the pit to the wash plant for cleaning.
(14-033 UCM Archive, Anthony & Verna Mattielli Collection) |
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1950's
Trucks hauled coal from the wash plant to UCM Tipple above Suntrana.
(13-001 UCM Archive, Anthony & Verna Mattielli Collection) |
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1950's
The UCM Tipple & an ARR coal train as seen from Suntrana Camp.
(21-099 UCM Archive, Anthony & Verna Mattielli Collection) |
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1956
The Rosalie Adit was opened to supplement production from UCM's surface operations with coal from underground.
(12-062 UCM Archive) |
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1956
At the Rosalie Mine No. 1 Grand Opening with Rosalie Usibelli (Later Rosalie Whyel) holding a champagne bottle neck, with her father Emil.
(12-043 UCM Archive, Bud & Gloria Sherwood Collection) |
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1950's
Usibelli Coal Sales Corp. (UCSC) was formed to sell coal locally in Fairbanks. Emil & Bill Waugaman are seen here taking delivery of a fleet of used 35 ton Mac Trucks for UCM at the UCSC offices.
(07-043 UCM Archives, Usibelli Family Collection) |
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