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Using a level to make sure the mine tailings flume is canted to the right angle. Tailings were piped from Gilman as a slurry and, as the slurry dried, it became the same consistency as a fine sand.
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Wood framing used to support walls and overhead in the mine at Gilman, known as ”Mitchell Sets."
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Dick Sayers (left) and John Skinner, examining ore in the ore cars. Both men are wearing headlamps.
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Using a lift to move drums of chemicals in the Gilman mine.
5. Machinery
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Machinery seen through railings.
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Air operated mucking machine. The scoop goes over the mucking machine and empties the ore into the car behind. Miners also used these cars to move mining timbers throughout the mine. The machines and cars ran on rail tracks.
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Dick Sayers (left) and John Skinner discussing the adjustments to equipment. A good view of the headlamp attachment to the battery pack carried on one's belt.
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Ore cars full of ore lined up on the rails, waiting to go to the crushers.
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Looking across the railroad tracks at Belden, the tram house is white, midground; the surface tram cable is running up the cliff on the right. Cribbing visible at center.
10. Adjusting valves
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Dick Sayers (left) and John Skinner adjusting the valves on equipment.
11. New dryer
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The new dryer in place for the Gilman mine.
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Using a lift to move mine timbers at the Gilman mine. They are in bundles of 9 timbers which fit vertically in the main shaft cage for transport to lower levels. The Minturn bus is in the background.
13. Adjusting valves
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Dick Sayers (left) and John Skinner adjusting the valves on equipment.
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Blasting caps and cord station.
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Using a lift to move bags of chemicals in the Gilman mine.
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Men jockeying the new dryer from the flatbed rail car to the dryer building.
17. Examining ore
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Dick Sayers (left) and John Skinner, closely examining ore in the ore cars. Both men are wearing headlamps.
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Team installing a new dryer at the New Jersey Zinc Co. facilities at Belden.
From Left: Don Ginther, Lynn Walker, [unknown], Homer Sultzer, Buck Hickman, Forrest Witthauer. [Courtesy of Theodore Beck]