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Belden as seen from Gilman. On the left are the loading tippel, steam room and dryer. Loading tippel is extended over the railroad cars to be filled with ore. A surface tram carrying ore ready for loading is visible behind the loading tippel.
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Path of the mud flow from the 1919 landslide at Belden. The cribbing at the top left of the photo is broken and the mud flows around some buildings, over additional cribbing, over the railroad tracks, and into the Eagle River at the bottom. The flow parallels the path of the tram to Gilman, which was not damaged.
23. Tram at Belden
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Close up looking down the tram at Belden toward Gilman. Train at opposite side of the Eagle River at the bottom.
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Dorothy Hughes when she was five years old, standing on a platform at the Belden mill (below the town of Gilman). Mr. Spear, team tender, is standing on the right. Tram tracks are above Spear's head. A mudslide came down the hill and blocked the railway and river. The Hughes family lived at Belden from 1919 to 1922.
25. Surface tram
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The surface tram from Belden to the top of the mine complex at Gilman during a tour of the Gilman mine. The Grass Mountain Nightrider Snowmobile Club organized the tour. Durbin McIlnay would have been mine superintendent at that time.
There are 28 photos in this series taken by Bob Riggle, the only color series of which I'm aware. Should you question the captions or have further information, please let us know.
26. Belden
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Looking toward Belden in the Eagle River Canyon. Tram to Gilman visible at midground.
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A surface tram used to move ore and equipment is on the left coming into Belden from Gilman at the top. Loading tippel, steam room and the dryer buildings are pictured in the lower right.
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Belden as seen from Gilman. On the left are the loading tippel, steam room and dryer. Loading tippel is extended over the railroad cars to be filled with ore. A surface tram carrying ore ready for loading is visible behind the loading tippel.
29. Belden Tram
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The tram from Gilman (at the top) to the Belden railroad siding at the bottom of Eagle River Canyon. Men are standing around the base of the tram, next to the railroad tracks.