The end of Dock 5 is warped and bent from a rail accident that left some ore cars swinging like a stringy wrecking ball into the end of the superstructure and accompanying stair. The stairs are still navigable, but it wasn’t recommended by the CN workers that were with me.
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Sprays of water kept the muddy mixture flowing across the sluices, which filtered out gold particles from gravel and dirty.
At night the city lights blast through the broken windows, casting crazy colors through the off-white interior of the mill.
One of the oldest buildings had a wide central staircase with well worn steps. They were utilitarian and beautiful.
Cracked gauges have a certain quality that hearkens to movies, I think. One can imagine the gauges going off the scales before dramatically cracking, throwing glass right at the camera. This damage, however, is unfortunate vandalism.
The building behind Daisy was demolished, leaving these tanks and a pointless conveyorway. Now it’s bricked (see over door near right corner of mill) and the tanks are exposed to the elements. There are a few holes in the area that have a healthy drop, so you should avoid the area.
Steel mine hoists, near the place they worked, wait for scrap prices to justify their final removal from Osceola, Michigan.
Taken several years before the tornado story when the weather, and the condition of the buildings, were nice.
The exterior of the factory is unassuming
Looking at Carrie from the place where the molten steel would be cast