Thanks for the tour. Having moved to the U.P. from lower Michigan, the whole mining element of life was new to me. But looking at that pump engine, we should all have respect for the role of mining in making the modern life we now enjoy. My late father-in-law worked both in both underground and open pit iron mines, working as the union brought better pay and conditions for those extracting the raw materials the rest of us rely on. My late wife was a loyal Ford owner -- as she always told me, "The ore my dad mined went straight down to the Rouge plant and was turned into steel and then Fords. That's why we buy Fords."
Cleveland Cliff's closing of the Empire Mine in Ishpeming this fall is going to have a huge impact on the entire area, not to mention the railroad and traffic on the Great Lakes! My dad worked in mines in Idaho, Michigan, and Minnesota. He worked "under pressure" in Minnesota, so deep they would have to go down and come up in stages to decompress. Some guys ears would bleed and they couldn't work that deep. Such dangerous work! Henry Ford did a lot of good when he first paid his workers a dollar a day, and the rest of the industry had to follow or lose talented men to Ford. My grandfather was a log scaler for Ford and worked around the Champion area. Being a history major I really appreciate these small town museums. Take care!
Another interesting museum display. That machinery is mighty and so amazing for its time. I have toured gold mines out west that had us travel down in those bench cars. I can't imagine the thoughts those miners had as they plunged into the earth with such primitive tools. I think they would respect the explosives car since they wore candles on their hats.
I love looking at the faces in those old photographs! My dad worked in some of the mines in Idaho as a timber-man's helper and later a timber-man. I believe the Sunshine Mine was one of them. Such physical and dangerous work!
Love the old stuff, built to last but hard times for men. There's some old lead mines up the road from me, they go back as long ago as the Romans reputably, here's a link for them. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snailbeach and another. www.iarecordings.org/features/salopleadmines.html. The reason for quoting them is when the tin in Cornwall got thin on the ground, a lot of Cornish miners came this way and mined the lead with the same machines
Thank you for the links!!! You have such a long and rich history! After watching the "Detectorists" series I wanted to get a detector but most of what I would find here isn't "old", at least not old like Saxon loot. -14f here this morning so I'm off to check out those links!
Thanks for the tour. Having moved to the U.P. from lower Michigan, the whole mining element of life was new to me. But looking at that pump engine, we should all have respect for the role of mining in making the modern life we now enjoy. My late father-in-law worked both in both underground and open pit iron mines, working as the union brought better pay and conditions for those extracting the raw materials the rest of us rely on. My late wife was a loyal Ford owner -- as she always told me, "The ore my dad mined went straight down to the Rouge plant and was turned into steel and then Fords. That's why we buy Fords."
Cleveland Cliff's closing of the Empire Mine in Ishpeming this fall is going to have a huge impact on the entire area, not to mention the railroad and traffic on the Great Lakes! My dad worked in mines in Idaho, Michigan, and Minnesota. He worked "under pressure" in Minnesota, so deep they would have to go down and come up in stages to decompress. Some guys ears would bleed and they couldn't work that deep. Such dangerous work! Henry Ford did a lot of good when he first paid his workers a dollar a day, and the rest of the industry had to follow or lose talented men to Ford. My grandfather was a log scaler for Ford and worked around the Champion area. Being a history major I really appreciate these small town museums. Take care!
Very nice. Thanks! I used to work in a steam museum in New England.
Great video Ossie, really enjoyed it, some interesting features,amazing engineering they had then, thanks for sharing it. :-)
Glad you enjoyed it. You and Graham sure had fun out the last outing Paul, a thousand laughs!
Another interesting museum display. That machinery is mighty and so amazing for its time. I have toured gold mines out west that had us travel down in those bench cars. I can't imagine the thoughts those miners had as they plunged into the earth with such primitive tools. I think they would respect the explosives car since they wore candles on their hats.
I love looking at the faces in those old photographs! My dad worked in some of the mines in Idaho as a timber-man's helper and later a timber-man. I believe the Sunshine Mine was one of them. Such physical and dangerous work!
Love the old stuff, built to last but hard times for men. There's some old lead mines up the road from me, they go back as long ago as the Romans reputably, here's a link for them. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snailbeach and another. www.iarecordings.org/features/salopleadmines.html. The reason for quoting them is when the tin in Cornwall got thin on the ground, a lot of Cornish miners came this way and mined the lead with the same machines
Thank you for the links!!! You have such a long and rich history! After watching the "Detectorists" series I wanted to get a detector but most of what I would find here isn't "old", at least not old like Saxon loot. -14f here this morning so I'm off to check out those links!