Mining
McGown Mine
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Full Size |
| Accession Number: |
JBM496 |
| Category: |
Other Industry; Mining |
| Description: |
A horse is used to haul the buckets of soil dug from underground. The mine was not successful in finding gold, and was sold to a company that started to extract copper. Success with this mineral was also minimal, and the mine was closed a couple of years afterwards. |
| Date: |
c.1894 |
| Source: |
PSPL |
| Physical Attributes: |
11.6cm x 15cm; b/w photograph |
| Photographer: |
J.B. Miller |
| Keywords: |
mine; gold; copper; dig; McGown; produce; industry; commerce; refine; export; raw material; business; lake; shaft; horse; |
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