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In 1904-when weather permitted-construction crews led mule teams burdened with building materials six-and-a-half miles up a trail of repeating switchbacks to Galena Mountain's 13,278-foot summit. Overlooking the mineral-rich San Juan Mining District near Howardsville, workers hand-winched the materials down a wooden chute two hundred feet to the Old Hundred Mine's Level 7 adit. There, two thousand feet above the valley floor on the mountain's pitched eastern face, they carved two slim ledges on which they built the mine's boardinghouse and tramway terminal. The boardinghouse accommodated twenty-four miners during their off-hours, while the tramway transported ore from the mine's mouth, located directly behind the terminal, to a mill in the valley below. A slim boardwalk connected the two structures. Every time the miners stepped outside either building, they risked tumbling down the 40-degree slope. Silverton, Colorado ~August 21, 2007

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IMG_4209_CO_Silverton_BoardingHouse.jpg - In 1904-when weather permitted-construction crews led mule teams burdened with building materials six-and-a-half miles up a trail of repeating switchbacks to Galena Mountain's 13,278-foot summit. Overlooking the mineral-rich San Juan Mining District near Howardsville, workers hand-winched the materials down a wooden chute two hundred feet to the Old Hundred Mine's Level 7 adit. There, two thousand feet above the valley floor on the mountain's pitched eastern face, they carved two slim ledges on which they built the mine's boardinghouse and tramway terminal. The boardinghouse accommodated twenty-four miners during their off-hours, while the tramway transported ore from the mine's mouth, located directly behind the terminal, to a mill in the valley below. A slim boardwalk connected the two structures. Every time the miners stepped outside either building, they risked tumbling down the 40-degree slope. Silverton, Colorado ~August 21, 2007

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Camera: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT | Date: 8/21/07 10:45 AM | ISO: 400 | Exp. Mode: Manual control | Exp. Time: 1/500s | Aperture: 8.0 | Focal Length: 400.0mm | Flash: No
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