The interviewee (probably Pete Pentazes, owner of the abandoned coal mine, Prosperity Mine No. 2) relates wandering the area as a child and finding slugs fired by the militia. He mentions the Rapson mine, owned by Sam Taylor, McVale's mine, Spencer's mine, and Prosperity Mine No. 1. He would rather work in the mines than in many construction jobs. His father started Prosperity Mine No. 2 about 1956. They operated as a family mine without major injuries and they used the coal for heat and sold some by the truckload. The mine was eventually closed because it could not meet governmental regulations.
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The interviewee (probably Pete Pentazes, owner of the abandoned coal mine, Prosperity Mine No. 2) relates wandering the area as a child and finding slugs fired by the militia. He mentions the Rapson mine, owned by Sam Taylor, McVale's mine, Spencer's mine, and Prosperity Mine No. 1. He would rather work in the mines than in many construction jobs. His father started Prosperity Mine No. 2 about 1956. They operated as a family mine without major injuries and they used the coal for heat and sold some by the truckload. The mine was eventually closed because it could not meet governmental regulations.
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