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81) Ore conveyor
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A mine ore conveyor being loaded from another level down a chute that had chains for filtering out large rocks. A miner stood near the conveyor and picked out pieces of wood and other debris.
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A mine conveyor used for transporting the zinc ore from level to level and to the crusher in the mine. Conveyors were used extensively in the mine. [related to photo 2007.008.067]
83) Pearl Mize
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Pearl Mize in the reception area of the Gilman Mine office. Pearl worked in the office for many years and was noted for her professionalism.
84) Pearl Mize
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Pearl Mize takes a call at the Gilman Mine office. Rows of key tags are in the backgound in the right corner.
85) Piping
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Underground pipes used to move water and chemicals for the ore milling processes. A group of fans is seen in the bottom background, providing some of the ventilation in the mine at Gilman.
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Power company employees supervising the installation of transformers at Gilman.
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Power station upgrade in Gilman. The long house in the background is where the Schlegel family lived. The school yard fence is visible at upper right.
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Power station upgrade at Gilman. New "arms" can be seen for transformer placement.
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Dick Sayers (left) and John Skinner adjusting controls at the pump station on 20 level at the mine in Gilman.
90) 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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The reception area in the office at the Gilman Mine. A car parked on main street can be seen in the background.
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Ed Koch welding a repair on a "yellow car", a rocker dump car, which dumped ore to the side. The frame and wheels can be seen in the lower front foreground.
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Harold Steinmeyer directing road clearing on the lower road to Rock Creek. Highway 24 is in the background.
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The rod and ball mill. The rod mill is on the left and ball mill on the right. These were used to grind the zinc concentrates for additional chemical processing. Prior to this, the material had chemical agents added to allow the zinc mineral surface to adhere to flotation bubbles. These were some of the steps for making the zinc ready to ship in railroad cars.
95) Romain Stein
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Romain Stein of the Gilman Mine purchasing department looks over paperwork. Vendor purchasing guides are on the shelves in the background.
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Transformers being lifted into place by a Weicker crane at Gilman. The main power line came over Turkey Creek (near Red Cliff) to Gilman.
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Moving new transformers into place at Gilman, using a combination of crane lifting and human placement.
100) Shaft house
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An unknown miner oils the main cage mechanism in the shaft house. A grease gun can be seen on the floor in the right center of the picture.
