Steam Powered Mine Winch in Bodie
by Ron Long Ltd Photography
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Steam Powered Mine Winch in Bodie
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Ron Long Ltd Photography
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Photograph - Digital Photographs
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A steam powered mine winch and mine shaft headworks in the Ghost Town of Bodie, California. Winches like this one were used to hoist gold and silver ore up vertical mine shafts. It is estimated that the mines of Bodie produced 1.5 million ounces of pure gold and 15 million ounces of silver between 1880 and 1915 worth almost $100 million.
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January 20th, 2021
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