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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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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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Verso: "Don headed for Evening Star Mine at Gilman"
Behind Don [wearing his head lamp] is a stack of mining timbers.
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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.
