Burnwell
Imperial Colliery Co.
1901—Present
Carbon
The Carbon Fuel Co.
Carbon, West Virginia
The Carbon Fuel Co. $5.00. Obverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. $5.00. Reverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. $5.00. Obverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. $5.00. Reverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. $1.00. Obverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. $1.00. Reverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. 50¢. Obverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. 50¢. Reverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. 25¢. Obverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. 25¢. Reverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. 10¢. Obverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. 10¢. Reverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. 5¢. Obverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. 5¢. Reverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. 1¢. Obverse.
The Carbon Fuel Co. 1¢. Reverse.
Coalburgh
Coalburgh-Kanawha Mining Co.
Coalburgh, West Virginia
Coalburgh-Kanawha Mining Co., Coalburgh 10¢ coal scrip. Obverse.
Reverse.
Crown Hill
Riverton Coal Co.
Crown Hill, West Virginia
Riverton Coal Company, Crown Hill 10¢ coal scrip. Obverse.
Reverse.
Dry Branch
Dry Branch Coal Co.
Dry Branch, West Virginia
1902—1986
The Dry Branch Coal Company incorporated in 1902 (WV Sec. State, n.d.), with J.Q. Dickinson—of the Malden salines, another industry with a past in forced labor—as president. In 1909, the company issued a demand to striking miners—vacate their company-owned houses, or be evicted (“Lawless Methods,” 1909). The miners refused and, consequently, the company sent armed “special officers” which included “guards” for the mine and Kanawha deputy sheriffs to evict the miners and their families. They busted down doors and forcefully removed anyone inside the residences—women, children, and babies alike.
In 1986, the company merged with the Dickinson Fuel Company, with the latter retaining its name (WV Sec. State, n.d.).
Dry Branch Coal Co., Dry Branch $1.00 scrip. Obverse.
Reverse.
Eskdale
Kanawha Coal Corporation
Eskdale, West Virginia
Kanawha Coal Corporation, Eskdale 10¢ scrip. Obverse.
Reverse.
Kayford
Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Co.
Kayford, West Virginia
Cabin Creek Consolidated Coal Co., Kayford $5.00 scrip. Scalloped. Obverse.
Reverse.
Oglebay Norton Co.
Kayford, West Virginia
Oglebay-Norton Co., Kayford 1¢ scrip. Octagonal. Obverse.
Reverse.
Laing
Wyatt Coal Company
Laing, West Virginia
1906—1956
The Wyatt Coal Company incorporated in 1906 (WV Sec. State, n.d.). Its president and founder was John Laing, for whom Laing is named (The National City Bank of Charleston, 1908). He, as the citation suggests, was also a director for the National City Bank of Charleston. The company dissolved in 1956. In 1942, five miners died when the hoist up the mountainside in Laing to the No. 1 mine broke, plummeting 1,620 feet back to the floor of the hollow (United States Mine Rescue Association, n.d.).
Wyatt Coal Company, Laing scrip. Unlisted red fiber $5.00 piece. Obverse.
Reverse.
Lico
W.F. Griffith
Lico, West Virginia
W.F. Griffith, Lico scrip. 1¢. Obverse.
Reverse.
Mammoth
Mammoth Collieries Co.
19??—19??
The Warner Collieries Company, Mammoth 10¢ coal scrip. Obverse.
Reverse.
Reed
Hatfield-Campbell Creek Coal Company
Reed, West Virginia
Hatfield-Campbell Creek Coal Company, Reed $5.00 coal scrip. Scalloped. Obverse.
Reverse.
Ronda
Coalburg Colliery Corporation
1925—1931
Spring Hill
Black Band Coal & Coke Co.
1882—19??
The Black Band Coal & Coke Company existed in Spring Hill under various names since 1882, beginning as the Black Band Iron & Coal Co. (Mercantile Agency, 1882). By 1890, newspapers refer to them as the Black Band Coal & Coke Co. (“Republican Tactics,” 1890). The same article mentions that the superintendent was A.M. Wooldridge. Their mines were on Davis Creek in Kanawha County (Black Band Coal & Coke Co., 1906; see also the image below).
Black Band Coal & Coke Company, Spring Hill, $1.00. Obverse.
Black Band Coal & Coke Company, Spring Hill, $1.00. Reverse.
Ward
The Valley Camp Stores Company
Valley Camp Stores Company, Ward, $0.01. Obverse.
Valley Camp Stores Company, Ward, $0.01. Reverse.
References
Black Band Coal & Coke Co. (1906, November 22). Miners wanted [advertisement]. The Labor Argus, 3.
Lawless methods. (1909, July 15). The Labor Argus, 1.
Republican tactics. (1890, February 12). The Weekly Register, 2.
The National City Bank of Charleston. (1908, February 27). Strength, reliability [advertisement]. The Labor Argus, 6.
United States Mine Rescue Association. (n.d.). Wyatt Coal Company Laing No. 1 surface haulage disaster. Retrieved August 1, 2025, from https://usminedisasters.miningquiz.com/saxsewell/laing.htm