Hanna Transportation and Motor Co. - Hanna, Wyoming
Page and Coupon Book from Daryl Billings with contributions from Bob Leathers
The Union Pacific Coal Company closed its No. 4 mine in the town of Hanna in 1941 and moved all mining operations to the new No. 4A mine north of town. This move left some coal miners without transportation to work. Up to this time the miners could just walk to work, because the coal mines were close to where the miners lived. The Hanna Transportation and Motor Company was created to provided transportation to coal miners from the town of Hanna to the new mine about 5 miles north of town and then back home, if needed.
The Union Pacific Coal Company's Hanna No. 4 mine opened for mine development on April 4, 1911 and started coal production in 1912. The mine closed production at the end of 1941 when the mining operations were moved out of Hanna to the new 4A mine facility north of town. The No. 4 mine operated in Hanna for 30 years and produced 10,226,125 tons of coal with a peak work force of 331workers. The Hanna Basin mines (Hanna, Elmo, Sampo, Carbon, Dana, and Wagon mines) experienced a total of 372 miner deaths. The No. 4 mine in Hanna was responsible for 24 of the 372 deaths.
The Hanna No. 4A Underground Mine was developed in 1941 and started production of coal in 1942. The mine was abandoned in 1954 when all the Union Pacific Coal Company mines in Hanna closed. It was the last mine opened by the Union Pacific Coal Company in Hanna. The mine produced coal for a total of 13 years. Over that time it produced 9,133,659 tons of coal with an average yearly work force of 320 workers. In the years 1943, 1944 and 1945, the mine produced over one million tons each year. The Hanna Basin Mines (Hanna, Elmo, Carbon, Sampo and Dana) experienced a total of 373 miner deaths. The No. 4A mine in Hanna was responsible for 7 of the 372 deaths.
The Union Pacific Coal Company's Hanna No. 4 mine opened for mine development on April 4, 1911 and started coal production in 1912. The mine closed production at the end of 1941 when the mining operations were moved out of Hanna to the new 4A mine facility north of town. The No. 4 mine operated in Hanna for 30 years and produced 10,226,125 tons of coal with a peak work force of 331workers. The Hanna Basin mines (Hanna, Elmo, Sampo, Carbon, Dana, and Wagon mines) experienced a total of 372 miner deaths. The No. 4 mine in Hanna was responsible for 24 of the 372 deaths.
The Hanna No. 4A Underground Mine was developed in 1941 and started production of coal in 1942. The mine was abandoned in 1954 when all the Union Pacific Coal Company mines in Hanna closed. It was the last mine opened by the Union Pacific Coal Company in Hanna. The mine produced coal for a total of 13 years. Over that time it produced 9,133,659 tons of coal with an average yearly work force of 320 workers. In the years 1943, 1944 and 1945, the mine produced over one million tons each year. The Hanna Basin Mines (Hanna, Elmo, Carbon, Sampo and Dana) experienced a total of 373 miner deaths. The No. 4A mine in Hanna was responsible for 7 of the 372 deaths.
- Original Coupon Book donated by Daryl Billings to: Hanna Basin Museum
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