High above the valley a mile up, the copper ore was dug and carried down in buckets, carried on cables connected by wooden towers. The tailings here at Jumbo Mine have filled the hollows of a mountain cirque, and appear from far below as summer snow grow hard. Until 1938, the ore was mined and carried down to be taken by rail to the coast. The logistics of this operation, especially in this remote place, seem incredible for the early 20th century and it's technologies. The men and women were tough, able to adapt to hardships of winter and summer climate in the regions of contrast. Physical hardship paid less for the miners and workers in the mill, but made millionaires even richer in this time.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Kennicott and McCarthy area from the Jumbo Mine.
High above the valley a mile up, the copper ore was dug and carried down in buckets, carried on cables connected by wooden towers. The tailings here at Jumbo Mine have filled the hollows of a mountain cirque, and appear from far below as summer snow grow hard. Until 1938, the ore was mined and carried down to be taken by rail to the coast. The logistics of this operation, especially in this remote place, seem incredible for the early 20th century and it's technologies. The men and women were tough, able to adapt to hardships of winter and summer climate in the regions of contrast. Physical hardship paid less for the miners and workers in the mill, but made millionaires even richer in this time.
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