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,  
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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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