The second most important building at Prize Mine.
Similar Images
...based on the tags: favorites, mountains, outhouses, shadows, sheet-metal, trees...
In the middle of Electric Steel, dust collector vents cross-cross out of sight.
This was one of two skyways that went between production line offices. It’s easy to tell because it’s not reinforced for machinery to travel through it. I also like that it’s a double-decker, so to speak.
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.
Inside the office was a small furnace and a collection of mechanical belts. You can see “SERVICE AT COST” and “POOL 168” in the background.
In the upper left of the image you can see where the gas tanks used to be, along with the concentration equipment. Along the bottom you can also see some of the many railroad tracks coming and going from the plant–the ones visible here were incoming tracks that carried in hard coal from the eastern US.
More than half a century of plans rot in the shadows, seemingly useless.
Looking across the ruined skyway that connects the two elevators. I wanted to walk across it, but my exploring parter held me back.
The hike to the village is steep. This is looking into the valley from the halfway point.
Camera: Pentax 67.