My Apologies to all of the ladies from MSU that I offended!!!!!!! The photos 
are much better and suggest to me a forced draft system.

Thanks!

Rich Lundin, WRI (Old Wombat)
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "G. Alcock" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: Historic mine structure identifiecation


> For those having difficulties viewing Jim's photos:
>
> You may need to add/type "es.shtml" on the end of the URL.
>
> They are also .pdf documents, which can be cranky sometimes in Web 
> browsers.
> (Make sure you have at least the free Adobe Reader software.)
>
> The direct link to the three photos are (watch the line wrap!)
> http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/fms/forest/projects/documents/MineStructure1.pdf
> http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/fms/forest/projects/documents/MineStructure2.pdf
> http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/fms/forest/projects/documents/MineStructure3.pdf
>
> See if pasting those URLs directly into a new window (not a tab) in your 
> browser helps.
>
> Gwyn Alcock
> Riverside, CA
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Jim Bates <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2008 1:20:44 PM
> Subject: Historic mine structure identifiecation
>
> I am trying to identify a stone structures next to two mine shafts on a 
> historic
> mine site on the Sumter National Forest in Oconee County , SC.  The site 
> was
> probably used in the 1850s and contains a couple of deep vertical shafts 
> (15 x
> 15, and 10 x 10) and several adits, trenches and smaller prospecting 
> holes.
> They were probably mining argentiferous galena (silver-lead).  The stone
> sturctures are about 15 feet from the shafts, are mud mortared fieldstone, 
> and
> about six feet square.  They are each located upslope of the shafts on 
> steep
> slopes and do not appear to have associated building foundations.  They 
> look
> like chimneys, but I have not seen soot or any charcoal or slag near the
> chimneys.  Photos are on the attached:
>
> http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/fms/forest/projects/OconeeCountyHistoricMineStructur
> es.shtml
>
> Any Ideas?  Thanks, Jim Bates
>
>