Comments on: The Wall

By: Adam from Detroit

Adam from Detroit — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 07:49:39 +0000

ah ok, working fine now!
thanks!

By: Gordy

Gordy — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:50:13 +0000

That “view more” didn’t work for me Saturday either, but it did today

By: Chicaugon Lake Jim

Chicaugon Lake Jim — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:33:52 +0000

I had wanted to comment on this last week, but my supervisor was around. She gets very angry when I’m cruising on the web during work, can’t imagine why?

Anyways, I’m truly amazed that a “pudding stone” wall of this height is still standing tall. Normally structures made of pudding stone do not survive the element of time, especially with a 100+ years of UP weather conditions.

“Pudding stone” was a term used by the Cornish miners. It refers to the color of the rock. It resembles the color of Yorkshire pudding. This is not like what we consider pudding today (ie. Jello). Yorkshire pudding was a real treat or delicacy to the Cornish. It is made from meat. I believe they wrapped it in fabric, like burlap, and cooked it by boiling it in water. It comes out pudding like in consistency. The color is a very dark reddish brown, just like the stone that they used in building the mine structures such as the wall above. Hence the term “pudding stone” buildings.

Oh, oh, gotta go. My supervisor is back and she don’t look happy. See ya!

By: Dale Beitz

Dale Beitz — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:24:25 +0000

“view more” pic works for me (Feb 1, 10:20AM EST)

By: Adam from Detroit

Adam from Detroit — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:57:51 +0000

argh!! the “VIEW MORE” picture is not clickable!!
torture!!

By: Gordy

Gordy — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:22:00 +0000

Really hard to believe that would be a building underneath the trestle, could you imagine trying to put a roof on it, if enough room for a roof was there. I think, since this boiler plant had been modernized and added to, I would guess those concrete walls were part of an add on to the coal bin for the boiler plant. On top of the concrete was probably a wood wall or it could have been for the supports for the rest of the trestle. The openings in the wall probably were not windows, maybe a way to get coal out of the bins (conveyor belt of some sort), don’t know why they would be on both sides though. Just looking at the thickness of the concrete walls at the window opening, makes me think it was to support a heavy load.

By: ROC

ROC — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:42:30 +0000

The building looks to have I-beam columns that supported steel trusses,you can see where the trusses were cut off,and than infilled with rock walls between the columns.That might be why it’s still standing.
How is the ruin identification book coming along? I’d like to be prepared for the nest time I come up exploring.

By: Chicaugon Lake Jim

Chicaugon Lake Jim — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:21:21 +0000

I’m amazed that it’s still standing, after all these years. Looks like I have another place to put on my list of must finds. Thanks, Mike.

By: explorer

explorer — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:18:42 +0000

For the most part copper country ruins are generally free from graffiti, probably for the same reason you mention. The highly tagged spots are those right along the highways (think Quincy Stamp Mill) and those structures made of concrete. I don’t think taggers like to paint on rock walls…

By: Jay Balliet

Jay Balliet — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:05:27 +0000

Does anyone besides me find it amazing that there appears to be a complete lack of grafitti on this.

Probably because it’s not as accessible as a lot of other ruins.