Comments on: "B" Shaft http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/b-shaft/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:06:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: explorer http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/b-shaft/comment-page-1/#comment-750 explorer Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:32:18 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/16/b-shaft/#comment-750 Thanks Phil for the compliment. Glad you enjoy the site. As for the Quincy Smelter, no tours are planned until next year. Until then you'll just have to stop back by for my tour occurring next month. Thanks Phil for the compliment. Glad you enjoy the site. As for the Quincy Smelter, no tours are planned until next year. Until then you’ll just have to stop back by for my tour occurring next month.

]]> By: Phil http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/b-shaft/comment-page-1/#comment-749 Phil Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:25:24 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/16/b-shaft/#comment-749 First, I gotta say this is a fantastic website, thanks for taking the time to put it up. I'm a student at MTU and have been checking out as many of these places as I can, but didn't hear about the Smelter tour until it was too late, do you know if there are plans to have another soon? Thanks. First, I gotta say this is a fantastic website, thanks for taking the time to put it up. I’m a student at MTU and have been checking out as many of these places as I can, but didn’t hear about the Smelter tour until it was too late, do you know if there are plans to have another soon? Thanks.

]]> By: Jay Wrix http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/b-shaft/comment-page-1/#comment-748 Jay Wrix Wed, 07 Oct 2009 00:00:42 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/16/b-shaft/#comment-748 I was hoping you made it out to the smelter, I was able to take the Tour of quincy and someone in the group said there was a smelter tour, so we headed over there, I was unable to bring my camera thou, So I didnt get any pictures of it, but It was very interesting to see the entire location and walk through all the old buildings, there is alot more then I thought was there, I was hoping you made it out to the smelter, I was able to take the Tour of quincy and someone in the group said there was a smelter tour, so we headed over there,

I was unable to bring my camera thou, So I didnt get any pictures of it, but It was very interesting to see the entire location and walk through all the old buildings, there is alot more then I thought was there,

]]> By: explorer http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/b-shaft/comment-page-1/#comment-747 explorer Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:26:25 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/16/b-shaft/#comment-747 Jim... I was at the Quincy Smelter Tour and they had an excellent turnout. Got over 500 photos myself, and got access to a lot of the buildings. Stay tuned to see the old gal featured here on CCE next month, its going to be a big one! Jim…

I was at the Quincy Smelter Tour and they had an excellent turnout. Got over 500 photos myself, and got access to a lot of the buildings. Stay tuned to see the old gal featured here on CCE next month, its going to be a big one!

]]> By: Chicaugon Lake Jim http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/b-shaft/comment-page-1/#comment-746 Chicaugon Lake Jim Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:16:09 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/16/b-shaft/#comment-746 Thank you very much. Always like those archive photos with winter scenes. It's always sad to see buildings like schools and such disappear over time. We have had many schools raised in Iron County too. Thank goodness for the archives. PS - Were you guys at the Quincy smelter tour on Saturday? I couldn't get up there this weekend. Hope they had a good turn out. Thank you very much. Always like those archive photos with winter scenes. It’s always sad to see buildings like schools and such disappear over time. We have had many schools raised in Iron County too. Thank goodness for the archives.

PS – Were you guys at the Quincy smelter tour on Saturday? I couldn’t get up there this weekend. Hope they had a good turn out.

]]> By: Gordy Schmitt http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/b-shaft/comment-page-1/#comment-745 Gordy Schmitt Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:22:19 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/16/b-shaft/#comment-745 Funny, just when you give up, I found that a member of the Painesdale Mine and Shaft Inc, had posted a small biography on the PM&S website and listed attending kindergaden in the old Painesdale Grade School in 1945 and shortly after WWII ended, they moved to the Jeffers high School. The reason was the old school was heated by steam from the mines and they were closing, so heat anymore. Funny, just when you give up, I found that a member of the Painesdale Mine and Shaft Inc, had posted a small biography on the PM&S website and listed attending kindergaden in the old Painesdale Grade School in 1945 and shortly after WWII ended, they moved to the Jeffers high School. The reason was the old school was heated by steam from the mines and they were closing, so heat anymore.

]]> By: Gordy Schmitt http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/b-shaft/comment-page-1/#comment-744 Gordy Schmitt Sat, 03 Oct 2009 21:11:16 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/16/b-shaft/#comment-744 F shaft was started but was abandoned on account of treacherous overburden. The compressor house at F was of steel construction and had a compressor designed for 100 drills built by Nordberg. The electric plant was also housed in the compressor building. Strange as it is, the second link I gave for the school house was from 1954 and the school was up for sale by the school district. Comparing the roof line of the school in the second link with the first, it looks like the same building. Just can't find any info when it was closed. F shaft was started but was abandoned on account of treacherous overburden. The compressor house at F was of steel construction and had a compressor designed for 100 drills built by Nordberg. The electric plant was also housed in the compressor building.

Strange as it is, the second link I gave for the school house was from 1954 and the school was up for sale by the school district. Comparing the roof line of the school in the second link with the first, it looks like the same building. Just can’t find any info when it was closed.

]]> By: explorer http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/b-shaft/comment-page-1/#comment-743 explorer Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:35:43 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/16/b-shaft/#comment-743 Jim... As far as those tanks and such at the B shaft - they were stored there well after the mine closed, probably by the current owner of the site. I believe a contractor or excavating business owns the site now and uses it for storage. Haven't been to the compressor house, but I knew it was there. Its marked on most maps I have as the "F" plant (it was originally slated as a shaft location but was later used solely for the compressor plant). The place consisted of the compressors and a dedicated boiler house complete with coal trestle and coal storage. It looks pretty overgrown on aerial images I have, and by your accounts that looks to be the case. I'll have to go back maybe late this fall and see what's discernible. And on the old grade school, looks like Gordy pulled through and beat me to it. (thanks Gordy) It was a wood structure and pre-dated Jeffers by a few decades. I'm not exactly sure how long it was in business, but I have a feeling it was closed by the Depression. Oh yea that B Dry house is amazing. It's definitely a ruin that should be preserved if at all possible. Jim…

As far as those tanks and such at the B shaft – they were stored there well after the mine closed, probably by the current owner of the site. I believe a contractor or excavating business owns the site now and uses it for storage.

Haven’t been to the compressor house, but I knew it was there. Its marked on most maps I have as the “F” plant (it was originally slated as a shaft location but was later used solely for the compressor plant). The place consisted of the compressors and a dedicated boiler house complete with coal trestle and coal storage. It looks pretty overgrown on aerial images I have, and by your accounts that looks to be the case. I’ll have to go back maybe late this fall and see what’s discernible.

And on the old grade school, looks like Gordy pulled through and beat me to it. (thanks Gordy) It was a wood structure and pre-dated Jeffers by a few decades. I’m not exactly sure how long it was in business, but I have a feeling it was closed by the Depression.

Oh yea that B Dry house is amazing. It’s definitely a ruin that should be preserved if at all possible.

]]> By: Gordy Schmitt http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/b-shaft/comment-page-1/#comment-742 Gordy Schmitt Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:12:43 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/16/b-shaft/#comment-742 Heres another of the same building I think, the newer high school is in the background. http://digarch.lib.mtu.edu/showbib.aspx?bib_id=676112# Heres another of the same building I think, the newer high school is in the background.
http://digarch.lib.mtu.edu/showbib.aspx?bib_id=676112#

]]> By: Gordy Schmitt http://www.coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/b-shaft/comment-page-1/#comment-741 Gordy Schmitt Sat, 03 Oct 2009 03:10:42 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/07/16/b-shaft/#comment-741 http://digarch.lib.mtu.edu/showbib.aspx?bib_id=676655# Well I think this is the one across the street, although a back view. http://digarch.lib.mtu.edu/showbib.aspx?bib_id=676655#
Well I think this is the one across the street, although a back view.

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