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Ready to leave - 8 Corvettes '69 through '06 |
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Stonehouse restaurant - lunch was sumptuous |
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Stonehouse parkinglot with Chevrolet's finest |
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No doubt what we're here for... |
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Parking lot at Empire Mine. Ron is making sure the cars are secure. |
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The Clubhouse where entertainment was provided and guests could stay. |
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Machine shop - it contains many working tools used to keep the mine running for 106 years. |
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The mine offices were in here. |
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The unseen docent explained everything very well. |
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We're following the docent - our "group" wasn't exclusive to CPCC |
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Does anybody remember what this building was used for? |
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We're on the incline into the depths of the mine |
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The docent was explaining how the cars that the miners rode into and out of the mine were controlled by a long cable |
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Ore was brought up the same way. Part of a car can be seen at the lower center right of the photo |
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Mules would be taken into the mine and live up to 30 years working in near total darkness. |
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If they were brought to the surface their eyes had to be protected. |
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