Wheatley Mine, Misc.
04-Sep-94 08:28:26
Sb: #144354-Wheatley Mine, Misc.
Fm: Nathan A. Schachtman 75010,61
To: Cliff Wheatley 72510,2470
Cliff,
If you are interested in the historical aspects of the Wheatley mines, check
out some of the following references:
1. Sloto, "Famous mineral localities: The Phoenixville lead-silver mines,
Chester County, Pa.," 20 Mineralogical Record 369 (1989)
2. H. Evans, Highlights on the Life of Charles M. Wheatley: Famous Chester
Cty. Pennsylvania mine operator, mineralogist, palaentologist, naturalist,
conchologist, and copper metallurgist (Phila. 1984)
3. B. Miller, Lead and Zinc Ores Near Phoenixville, Chester County,
Pennsylvania; Friends of Mineralogy/Pa. Chapter Special Publication No. 3
(1923)
4. H. Evans, Historical Sketches of Copper and Lead Mining in Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania, Friends of Mineralogy/Pa. Chapter Special Publication No.
2 (1980)
Given your last name and your residence in Montgomery County, there would
seem to be a good chance that your relatives were involved in these mines.
Charles Wheatley was a pretty colorful character. Do you ever have an
irresistable impulse to invest in a losing mining enterprise? 🙂
Nathan