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41) Gilman stope
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A mine "stope" at the Gilman Mine. A stope is an opening made so the ore can be mined. Timbers are used to support walls and overhead for safe mining operations.
42) 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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Inserting dynamite into a drill hole prior to blasting at Gilman.
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Installing transformers and connecting terminals to main power line.
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Moving transformers into place at Gilman. The power plant was located near Hwy 24 and was on the southeast edge of Gilman, above the town.
47) Jack Johnson
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Jack Johnson, surveyor, checking calculations at his desk. Survey crews worked both in the Gilman Mine and at Belden, as well as on the general property of New Jersey Zinc, Gilman.
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Joel Fitzgerald, shop foreman, boring a bearing for an electric motor which operates Marcy Mill in the Milling Department.
49) John Coulthard
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John Coulthard of the engineering department at the Gilman Mine office. An engineering calculator is to his right. As calculations were performed, the top of the calculator "traveled" until final solutions were computed.
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H. Lee Ferris is shown oiling, checking and adjusting landing chairs at #1 shaft. These landing chairs are safety devices that fall into a blocking postion under the floor of the cage when it reaches the top of the shaft. These devices are on the sides of the shaft and prevent the cage from descending into the shaft until such time as the landing chairs are released manually. Mr. Ferris is standing in the cage which has been lowered to a point...
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Lead flotation cell separating the lead from the crushed rock. Lead and gold were removed from the muck before the zinc was separated.
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John F. Mignone, Jr., and Clyde Spurr installing a motor in an Eimco Finlay Loader. The loader will be repaired, cleaned and returned to the mine in first class operating condition, with the least possible loss of time from service.
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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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Steve Rich loading mining timber onto a timber truck at the 16 level in the Gilman mine. After the timbers were removed from the shaft, they were turned horizontally for loading. Safety signs at left.
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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.
58) Machine Shop
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Bob Enzenroth in the machine shop at the Gilman Mine repairing and overhauling a jackhammer.
59) 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.
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The main shaft at the Gilman Mine with Mayo Lanning, mine chief, inspecting.
