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Iron Mask Mine near Gilman before it was destroyed by a fire in 1886. Wood is scattered at the upper right from a house that was blasted to prevent a fire from spreading.
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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.
3) 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.
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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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Loading mining timbers from the surface at the main shaft of the Gilman Mine. The timbers were inverted to fit the cage in the shaft.
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Roy Tippett (L) and Buster Beck on horseback, posed in front of stacked mine timbers for the Gilman Mine. The house in the background belongs to the framer who worked for Fleming Lumber Company.
