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Power station upgrade in Gilman. The long house in the background is where the Schlegel family lived. The school yard fence is visible at upper right.
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Installing transformers and connecting terminals to main power line.
163. Bill Williams
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Bill Williams, geologist, cutting paper in the Gilman Mine office. A "table top" calculator is in the background.
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Carl Garner reconstructing a mine hoist used for moving ore and supplies in the mine.
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Tom Reed repairing a foot valve for one of the pumps which pumped water from the mine. The ever present miner's lunch bucket is in the background on the floor. Most miners used the same lunch bucket for many years until it became too dented to close. It was often hammered back or bent back into shape.
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O.A. McClain and Jesse Belt shearing bar steel for timber truck reinforcement. The shearing machine saved many tedious hours of sawing and cutting bar steel.
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Ed Koch starting the repair and reconditioning of a rocker dump mine car. This mine car has become unserviceable since the bottom and end are worn through. The car will receive new steel section plates and be completely reconditioned.
168. Machine Shop
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Bob Enzenroth in the machine shop at the Gilman Mine repairing and overhauling a jackhammer.
169. Shaft house
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An unknown miner oils the main cage mechanism in the shaft house. A grease gun can be seen on the floor in the right center of the picture.
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Frank Jones using a lathe for cutting centers on a shaft used by the Milling Department. "Jonesey" was known for his sense of humor and always seemed ready to share a joke.
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Steve Rich unloading mining timber at the bottom of the main shaft, level 16. The mining timbers were loaded vertically by the surface crew to fit the main cage that transported them down into the mine. A timber truck can be seen in the foreground and a "stern" warning sign is in the background.
172. Timber cars
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Timbers on timber cars ready for rail transfer to various locations in the mine. Steve Rich is in the background left.
173. Loading mine timbers
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Loading mining timbers on a timber truck at the bottom of the main shaft at the Gilman Mine. Steve Rich is using an air hoist to move the load. Timbers were stored at the surface yard and then moved to the main shaft by fork lift for loading.
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Steve Rich loading mining timber onto a timber truck at the 16 level in the Gilman mine. After the timbers were removed from the shaft, they were turned horizontally for loading. Safety signs at left.
175. Main cage
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Inspection and maintenance on the main cage at the Gilman Mine. Safety clamps are evident in the center of the shaft on the cage.
176. Cyanide mixing
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Cyanide mixing machine in the mine at Gilman. Cyanide was shipped to the mine in 50 gallon drums and required the use of rubber gloves in handling.
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Bill May adjusting the controls on the compressor at Belden; Harold Steinmeyer supervising.
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The cyanide injecting machine inside the mill at Gilman. Cyanide was used to clean the ore for processing. A pressure gauge is seen at the top of the injectors.
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Electrically activated shaft weights in the mill section at Gilman Mine.
180. Tamping dynamite
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Tamping in dynamite prior to blasting a section at Gilman. Holes that have been prepared are shown with electrical connections to the blasting caps and the dynamite. Joe Fear prepared the blasting caps on the surface. Bottom series of holes were detonated first to keep the miners from having to work so much loose debris - a true demonstration of the principle of gravity.