| Home Page | Log In | Message Board | The Mindat Directory |
| Register | Search Pages | Chat Now! (2 online) | Mindat Auctions |
|
|
|
East side, Butterfly Adit | |
|
Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington District (Omega District), Nevada Co., California, USA The butterfly decline was driven on three narrow quartz veins which alternately produced large pockets of crystallized gold. The large specimen pieces were removed by hand, and the remaining material surrounding the pockets was trucked to a three stamp mill on the property. The Butterfly faulted out at 60 feet, but not before producing hundreds ... |
| © Lyla J. Tracy | Photo ID: 128942 View Count: 123 |
Empire Mine, Grass Valley | |
|
Empire Mine, Grass Valley, Nevada City District (Grass Valley District), Nevada Co., California, USA Surface structures at the Empire Mine, Grass Valley CA circa 1910 |
| Photo ID: 163593 View Count: 78 | |
Miner (ca. 1880) | |
|
Empire Mine, Grass Valley, Nevada City District (Grass Valley District), Nevada Co., California, USA A miner named Jasper Dailey, ca. 1880. Photo reproduced on an old postcard. |
| Photo ID: 243444 View Count: 28 | |
No. 6 Adit | |
|
Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington District (Omega District), Nevada Co., California, USA Vein system of the ceiling (back) of the no. 6 adit. |
| © Lyla J. Tracy | Photo ID: 128963 View Count: 139 |
Sam Tracy during construction of the three stamp mill. | |
|
Red Ledge Mine, Washington, Washington District (Omega District), Nevada Co., California, USA This three Stamp Mill was located at the main portal of the Red Ledge Mine. This mill was engineered by Paul Hinkley, master mechanical engineer, and built by Paul, Sam Tracy, mine owner, and Herman Popoff, miner, (three young gentlemen in their mid 60s) During the life of this mill it processed many tons of gold bearing ore. This mill is now ... |
| © Lyla J. Tracy | Photo ID: 128943 View Count: 129 |
| Page 1 of 1 (1 to 5 of 5 total) | ||
| Page: 1 | ||