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Signal pulleys to let the hoistman, who operated the cage, know when to raise or lower the cage.
2) Shaft house
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An unknown miner oils the main cage mechanism in the shaft house. A grease gun can be seen on the floor in the right center of the picture.
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Steve Rich unloading mining timber at the bottom of the main shaft, level 16. The mining timbers were loaded vertically by the surface crew to fit the main cage that transported them down into the mine. A timber truck can be seen in the foreground and a "stern" warning sign is in the background.
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Loading mining timbers on a timber truck at the bottom of the main shaft at the Gilman Mine. Steve Rich is using an air hoist to move the load. Timbers were stored at the surface yard and then moved to the main shaft by fork lift for loading.
5) Main cage
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Inspection and maintenance on the main cage at the Gilman Mine. Safety clamps are evident in the center of the shaft on the cage.
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Electrically activated shaft weights in the mill section at Gilman Mine.
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Lee Ferris lubricating a bearing on the main cage at the Gilman Mine.
The safety manager was a very important part of the mining team. Safety was stressed constantly through regular meetings and signs placed throughout the mine.
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H. Lee Ferris is shown oiling, checking and adjusting landing chairs at #1 shaft. These landing chairs are safety devices that fall into a blocking postion under the floor of the cage when it reaches the top of the shaft. These devices are on the sides of the shaft and prevent the cage from descending into the shaft until such time as the landing chairs are released manually. Mr. Ferris is standing in the cage which has been lowered to a point...
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The main shaft at the Gilman Mine with Mayo Lanning, mine chief, inspecting.
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Loading mining timbers from the surface at the main shaft of the Gilman Mine. The timbers were inverted to fit the cage in the shaft.
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The town of Gilman showing the main shaft down into the mine in the left center of the picture. Mining timbers are stacked in the yard to the immediate right of the main shaft. Highway 24 is on the far left going toward Red Cliff.
