Shadows of the timberwork and cribbing are cast across cracked lake ice. My footprints follow cat tracks.
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The purpose of the concentrator was to separate the gold and silver-rich ore from the waste rock. You can tell from the design that the process relies heavily on gravity.
In the mountainside are a number of air shafts, indicating where the tunnels traced under the rocky surface.
Two roads; the left one you can walk down, but you have to answer questions when people ask. The right one–you don’t want to be found on that one.
A panorama next to a long abandoned adit. The tram has seen better days.
Taken just after the sun set over Duluth. Don’t you love that green glow?
The top of Dock 4 was too dangerous to explore, but this panorama gives you an idea of the view (and how rotten the wood was).
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The UP gets a lot of snow, making exploring its old mines a special challenge in the winter. The snow is more than 6 feet deep in this picture, and firm enough to walk on.
A matrix panorama of the brewhouse staircase, post-scrapping. So pretty…