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Standing above the cavern in the Gilman mine where the ball and rod mills are housed. The mills are on an incline for gravity feed down to the loading docks.
At the center right of the photo, steel rods are stacked for use in the rod mill.
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Looking at Belden, at the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon, below Gilman, from the surface tram. The railroad siding was where chemicals were off loaded and ore was loaded into freight cars. The power plant sits across the Eagle River, accessible by a foot bridge. A group of men are gathered at the center of the photo.
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The Belden mill and tram in Eagle Canyon, below Gilman. Railroad tracks at bottom right in photo. Taken after the 1919 landslide.
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Maloit Family photo at Belden by the old Mill dryer building, 1980. From left to right: Jean Maloit Bisschoff, Angat Maloit, Frances Maloit Nelson, Robert Maloit.
Jack Nelson, Frances' husband, was the New Jersey Zinc representative on site during the Superfund cleanup.
5. Mill area
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Part of the mill area in the Gilman mine, showing separation tanks for lead, copper and zinc.
6. Repair shop
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Beth McIlnay, Lucille Riggle and Everett Limatta (far right) are standing in the repair shop in the Gilman mine.
7. Stalagtites
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Stalagtites in an abandoned drift in the Gilman mine at 16 level.
8. Belden
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A close-up of facilities at Belden, some abandoned. Across the Eagle River, the power plant is visible at left.
9. Assay office
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Photo postcard of Gilman with Belden at the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon. Ore cars are lined up on the tracks and the surface tram is clearly visible.
"Eagle River Canyon and Gilman from Battle Mt. Highway Sanborn W-1102"
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Lucille Riggle is seated at Bob Riggle's desk in the warehouse. Bill Burnett is at left rear; Alberta Limatta is at far right.
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Water action has created stalagtites in this drift.
12. Support timbers
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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.
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A view of Belden in the snow [1930s] with mine facilities. A man and a dog are walking the railroad tracks; the Eagle River is almost frozen over.
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Looking down the surface tram rails to Belden. The railroad tracks across the Eagle River are visible at the bottom.
15. Belden in snow
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Looking up toward Gilman from Belden after a heavy snowfall.
16. Repair area
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From far left: Chuck Colby, Berniece Chadwick and Davy Burnett. Jean Flaherty is at far right.
17. Belden
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Facilities at Belden, some abandoned. Mine buildings are at right, midfield. The Eagle River is at the right and railroad tracks are at the bottom
18. Repair area
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Storage shelves in the repair area.
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Approaching Belden via surface tram which operated between Gilman (at the top) and Belden, at the bottom of the Eagle River Canyon.
20. Loading tipple
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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.