Comments on: Another Oddity Along the Eagle River

By: Gordy Schmitt

Gordy Schmitt — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:24:34 +0000

Looked in my copy of Keweenaw County Mine Location Maps, and it does show two mines on that corner by the wall and an adit once you pass the mill on the next corner in the river on the opposite bank.

By: explorer

explorer — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 23:13:44 +0000

SMG…

Didn’t check on top of the cliff there and had no idea there was a shaft there. But that makes perfect sense. Thanks!

By: Gordy Schmitt

Gordy Schmitt — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:55:37 +0000

A supporting wall would make sense.
If it was a dam, it would have to been removed before the trestle was built. You wouldn’t want the trestle supports sitting in water, or the concrete footings would be much taller.
A support for the water wheel would be ok except what else is there to restrict the flow of water past it, the more current, the faster the wheel could turn, also the fact it would probably be a belt drive for the mill, that would be a long belt.

By: SMG

SMG — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:54:49 +0000

I know I am coming into this discussion a little late but if memory serves this is just below a shaft. I think this is a reinforcing wall to help prop up the shaft entrance. There are three shafts up there. One on the point, one just above this, and another near the little water fall.

By: Gordy Schmitt

Gordy Schmitt — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 16:19:14 +0000

Hmmmmmm, between the mythical Crestview and the mythical Fire God of “Phoenix”, I can understand whats happening.

By: Bill In Indiana

Bill In Indiana — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:38:05 +0000

I was hoping Mike would do a post with pictures from the Mines of Moria!

By: explorer

explorer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:24:17 +0000

Its officially gotten out of hand.

By: dcclark

dcclark — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:24:26 +0000

Before the Lord of the Rings comparison gets TOO out of hand, I’m totally calling Aragorn. That’s right, I’m a Ranger… named Strider.

By: Adam from Detroit

Adam from Detroit — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 03:40:40 +0000

ahahahahah…that Crestview joke never gets old with you guys does it? lmao

all this reminds me of the parts in the Fellowship of the Ring where they are going down the river Anduin and pass the Argonath, and all the old half buried ruins of Gondor.

theres nothing much cooler than ruins, is there?

By: Gordy Schmitt

Gordy Schmitt — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:58:02 +0000

It was a railroad trestle, I wish I could post the photo out of Monettes book , other than that short piece of right of way showing on the right side of the river, the rest was all elevated, so nothing else would show. The trestle went from the river all the way over to the Phoenix Ashbed Mine.