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Actually, the first two photos looked like the rock masonry was camouflaged.
The third photo had good contrast, so I could go back to the photos and make
out the image. I like the hypothesis this was a heating chimney to draw air
from the shaft.
Ron May
Legacy 106, Inc.
In a message dated 4/3/2008 5:01:42 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
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
>
>
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