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Caspian Iron Mine Complex
Iron County Historical and Museum Society
Marker detail: Shaft No. 1 Engine House Post, 1920
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| | At 3:25 pm on June 17, 1937, the Caspian Mine's 60-foot-tall steel No. 2 shafthouse, one of four standing at the time, dropped out of sight beneath the muddy waters of a pit that suddenly opened next to it. The wooden No. 3 shaft also fell into the . . . — — Map (db m213315) HM |
| | This ore car is dedicated to the Chicago Northwestern Railway and to the railroad men and miners who produced the ore to be hauled. The rails were extended to Iron River and Crystal Falls in 1882. In the first year 29,115 tons of ore were shipped. . . . — — Map (db m213344) HM |
| | Car #1: A 1920 electric locomotive with 4 motors and weighs 10 tons with a speed of 6.6 MPH. The wooden boom connected this car to the overhead power line for direct current. The driver stood on the rear of the car. Car #2: Mucking machine . . . — — Map (db m213457) HM |
| | Donor: Odgers Drilling Company, 1922-1968. This is one of two complete diamond drills surviving today and the 2nd one is located in Australia. These drills were used for exploration of mine bodies and brought up tubes of sample ore that were . . . — — Map (db m213458) HM |
| | This "garden" area was originally the Cooling Pond for the operation of the Caspian Mine. The engines that ran the equipment in the mine were cooled with water. The water was pumped to this open pond and cooled and sent back to cool the equipment. . . . — — Map (db m213459) HM |
| | A great deal of dynamite was used to open veins of iron ore underground in the mine. The dynamite for the Caspian Mine was stored here, in this underground bunker. — — Map (db m213460) HM |
May. 14, 2024
