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241) 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.
242) 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.
246) 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.
247) Inserting dynamite
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Inserting dynamite into a drill hole prior to blasting at Gilman.
248) Maloit Park picnic
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Frank Sherwood, Jr. (left), unknown lady, Ed Miller, Ronnie Jenkins, Don Webb and Harold Steinmeyer at Maloit Park. Little Donna Webb is at far right with her twin brother, Bobby, sitting to her left on the ground.
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Ed Miller (chef at the staff house in Gilman until his retirement in 1965) checking the coffee progress at Maloit Park. In the right background is a Willis Jeep with a power winch attachment which was useful during the many hunting trips enjoyed by most of the employees of New Jersey Zinc, Gilman.
250) Julia and Ed Miller
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Ed and Julia (Mayne) Miller at the New Jersey Zinc picnic, Maloit Park. The fireplace cooked many a meal during the years the mine at Gilman was in operation. Ed was chef at the staff house in Gilman until his retirement in 1965.
251) Frank Sherwood
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Frank Sherwood bringing the beans to New Jersey Zinc Company picnic at Maloit Park
252) Timber truck
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John Mignone (left) and Jesse Belt examining a reconditioned timber truck at the Gilman mine.
253) Incline hoist
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W.C. "Bill" May, at left,from the electrical shop, and O.A. McClain, from the machine shop, discussing the general reconstruction of an incline hoist to be used in the mine. This entire hoist except for the drum and bull wheel is being reconstructed in the shop.
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O.A. McClain, left, watches as Jessie Belt shears bar steel for timber truck reinforcements. The extra stock of bar steel is in the backgound.
255) O. A. McClain
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O.A. McClain standing near equipment manufactured in Chicago and New York for the Gilman Mine.
256) Rebuilt mine car
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O.A. McClain and Roy Long standing beside a completely rebuilt mine car at the Gilman Mine. An "eye" is seen with chains attached at the bottom of the cart. The eye was used to hook the mine cars together in a series of small trains for hauling ore.
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Casts for pouring bearings in the mill. The idea of the machine shop and mill was to make the Gilman Mine as self sufficient as possible in terms of repair and renovation of equipment.
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Flotation area for the zinc ore. Water valves are shown at the bottom of the table.
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Lee Ferris lubricating a bearing on the main cage at the Gilman Mine.
The safety manager was a very important part of the mining team. Safety was stressed constantly through regular meetings and signs placed throughout the mine.
