Gallery #3--MINES
Midway Mine. Hoist plant and sawmill.
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Collection |
Hawley, Brooks |
Date of photo |
1903 ca. |
Description |
Midway Mine. Hoist plant and sawmill. The spool of cable for the hoist may be seen to the right of the boiler. There's a large circular saw at upper left of photo, large stacks of cord wood at the right, and draft horses in the center above the boiler.
Brooks Hawley note: Newspaper article said that Tom McEwen's transfer company hauled a Scotch marine boiler to the Midway Mine in August 1903.
Photo 1992.1.522 shows the boiler leaving Sumpter.
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Object ID |
1992.1.766 |
Place |
Cracker Creek District, 44.811572° -118.238132° |
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Last modified on: December 09, 2017
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