Inside the Mining Museum
Balance scales. These pans hold 10 ounces each.
Prospecting equipment typical for the 1800's
The above two picutes show modles of the type of stamp mill that was used to break up the ore that held the gold. Water washed over the broken ore carrying away the rock and sediment while the heavier gold settled to the bottem.
Mining Hats
Pneumatic Drill
Used for drilling blast holes
in mine walls.
Used for drilling blast holes
in mine walls.
