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Mill pond for the mineral mill at the top of Cross Creek. The mill serviced the Treasure Vault Mine. Later, the pond had some great fish for fishermen.
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Cabin belonging to Charles Fredrick Eichaker at the mineral mill at Cross Creek. The Knight and Beck familes used the cabin at various points in time.
"Even had an outhouse"--Angela Beck.
[information from Buster Beck]
Bill Burnett mentions Charlie Eyacher [sic.] in The Eagle on Battle Mountain at Gilman, Colorado and My Life as I Remember, although Bill locates the cabin at Fall Creek p.7: "Old Charlie had a house on the far side, eastside,...
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The arrastra has been used since the Phoenicians to grind ores, most often gold or silver. The construction involves a circular pit paved with flat stones. Large flat-bottomed drag stones are connected to a center post by a long arm. Using horse, mule or human power, the arm drags the large stones over the ore, crushing it. This arrastra at the Gold Bug Mine was powered by a waterwheel, clearly evident in the photograph. It is a cheap but effective...
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Outbuilding next to the mill building at Cross Creek. [The mill building is just to the left, out of the frame.] There is a person with a dog at midfield.
6) Stamp Mill
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MacDonald Knight standing at the stamp mill house at Cross Creek in 1940.
Verso: "stamp mill house Cross Creek 1940;" stamp: "Empire Zinc Div, the New Jersey Zinc Co., Gilman, Colorado"
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Remains of the mineral mill at the head of Cross Creek . The mill serviced the Treasure Vault Mine.
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Mill building at the mill pond, head of Cross Creek (Holy Cross Wilderness Area). Two men are examining something by the foundation of the building.
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The mineral mill [located at the head of Cross Creek] for the Treasure Vault Mine. The mill is adjacent to the mill pond, about 2 miles from the mine.
"The mill was at the pond...because a mill takes a lot of water. They hit one pocket of good ore, gold, and then it petered out."--Buster Beck
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Remains of the cabin owned by Charles Eichaker at the mill at Cross Creek. The mill pond is visible in the right background. The cabin was used by the Knight and Beck families at various points in time.
[information from Buster Beck]
