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Sign at the entrance of Gilman, Colorado, for the Eagle Mine, Empire Zinc Division, New Jersey Zinc Co.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]
Verso: "City of Gilman from Windy Point 1 mile from Gilman going West; 1. Hotel Empire, 2. Rooming house; picture only shows ½ canon wall; + My House" [written by Tom Knight]
The 10 x 10 in. timbers above the tour group show a typical means of support in a drift. These timbers are probably from the Fleming Lumber Co. in Red Cliff, which produced a great deal of mine timber.
Verso: "D-158. Mining Town in the Rockies. Perched on the side of Battle Mountain above the deep and narrow Eagle River Canyon, the modern mining community of Gilman is a picturesque sight along U.S. 24 between Leadville and Minturn, Colorado."
The loading tipple is at far left where products would be transferred to railroad cars for shipment. The "Bull Gang" managed loading and maintenance in the Eagle River canyon. Robert E. Riggle was Bull Gang chief at one point.
The stairway at center goes into a mine entrance at about the 17 level. There are 80 feet between levels in the Gilman mine.
Staff meeting at the Gilman Mine..(l to r) Frank Sherwood, Darrell Barnes, Bill Jude, Tony Karwacki, Harold Stienmier and Jim Brown. Bill Jude is at the head of the table with the other participants standing at their seats.
All repairs to equipment were done in the mine's repair shop. In this photo there is milling machinery to work steel. A rack of steel bars is at far right.