Mine site #1
Mine site head stock pulley
Mine site dump across hillside
My 1953 Willys 4-wheel drive truck
Driving up Savage Basin Road
Old mine building
Site overlooks bottom end of Black Bear Road
Hard work but scenic mountain views
Vertical shafts required pulley to raise ore and lower supplies
Closer view of a head pulley
My 1970 Jeep on a mountain trail
Headstock at a mine and road above timberline
Steam boilers provided power for compressors and drills at larger mines
Black Bear Road from Savage Basin Road
Old nails held tar paper on mine shack
Ovens were used to separate gold ore using mercury
Boilers remain at a large mine above timberline
My '53 Willys parked near a mine building
Remains of an air line still in place in the late '70s
A mine dump amoung fall colors
Cables were in use for a number of reasons including support.
This was a large operation at one time
Tram stations were used to lower ore to lower elevations
Part of tram gear still remain in place
Tram tower lower on mountain
