Near Bishop in Inyo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Pumps

Laws Museum

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 3, 2025

1. Pumps Marker

Inscription.
Few mines are fortunate enough to be dry. Many are wet mines and are forced to deal with disposing of the natural ground water that seeps, or pours, into the workings. Dewatering a mine can be very costly. This pump, made by the Deane Company of Holyoke, Mass. about 1900, combines 3 pistons, each 3" in diameter and 8" in stroke. The company was absorbed by the International Steam Pump Company in 1899 and by the Worthington Company in 1916. The electric motor, made by Allis Chalmers Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, Wisconsin, produced 10 horsepower using 12.6 amps of electricity at 440 volts. Running at 1150 revolutions per minute it would drive the pump to deliver about 130 gallons per minute.

Ref: Drills and Mills by Will Meyerriecks and www. Graces Guide.co.uk

Erected by Laws Museum.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 37° 23.881′ N, 118° 20.726′ W. Marker is near Bishop, California, in Inyo County. It can be reached from Silver Canyon Road east of U.S. 6. Located at the Laws Railroad Museum, 4½ miles north of Bishop. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bishop CA 93514, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of

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this marker, measured as the crow flies: Turntable (within shouting distance of this marker); General Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Laws Station (approx. 0.2 miles away); Laws (approx. 0.2 miles away); Reception Center (approx. 0.2 miles away); Owensville (approx. 0.4 miles away); Welcome To Our Homeland (approx. 2.2 miles away); Mining & Ranching (approx. 2.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bishop.

Pump and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 3, 2025

2. Pump and Marker

Photographed by Craig Baker, November 3, 2025

3. Pump

Credits. This page was last revised on November 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 46 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 13, 2025, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.