Comments on: Last Building Standing http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/05/21/last-building-standing/ an exploration journal into the shadows of the copper country Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:52:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: explorer http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/05/21/last-building-standing/#comment-2532 explorer Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:29:38 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/05/21/last-building-standing/#comment-2532 Oh Yeeaaa... that would explain why we didn't find a boiler - it was an electric hoist. Oops. Thats what I get for responding to comments on little sleep. I also forgot I wrote a second post on this tower (the NEXT POST in fact) where some readers already discussed this tower. Sorry everyone, and thanks Gordy for the catch! Oh Yeeaaa… that would explain why we didn’t find a boiler - it was an electric hoist. Oops. Thats what I get for responding to comments on little sleep. I also forgot I wrote a second post on this tower (the NEXT POST in fact) where some readers already discussed this tower.

Sorry everyone, and thanks Gordy for the catch!

]]> By: Gordy Schmitt http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/05/21/last-building-standing/#comment-2531 Gordy Schmitt Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:17:31 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/05/21/last-building-standing/#comment-2531 Why would you need a boiler would be my question, if the hoist was electrically powered. I would assume the air compressor would be electrically operated also. I wonder if it was a water cooled air compressor? Why would you need a boiler would be my question, if the hoist was electrically powered. I would assume the air compressor would be electrically operated also. I wonder if it was a water cooled air compressor?

]]> By: explorer http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/05/21/last-building-standing/#comment-2523 explorer Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:15:53 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/05/21/last-building-standing/#comment-2523 Makes sense. I know of the cooling pond at Quincy and had assumed that other mines would have to have a similar structure for their steam powered equipment. Unfortunately we have never found any evidence of any such cooling pond/tower at any other mine we explored. This one would be the first. Another question raised here at this shaft would be where's the boiler? We didn't see any ruins of such a building, especially not a smokestack of any size. It was sure to be near the hoist, we just couldn't find one. Makes sense. I know of the cooling pond at Quincy and had assumed that other mines would have to have a similar structure for their steam powered equipment. Unfortunately we have never found any evidence of any such cooling pond/tower at any other mine we explored. This one would be the first.

Another question raised here at this shaft would be where’s the boiler? We didn’t see any ruins of such a building, especially not a smokestack of any size. It was sure to be near the hoist, we just couldn’t find one.

]]> By: John from the Prairie http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/05/21/last-building-standing/#comment-2510 John from the Prairie Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:13:10 +0000 http://coppercountryexplorer.com/2007/05/21/last-building-standing/#comment-2510 I think the structure with the spray nozzles is a cooling tower for the steam. Quincy mine has a similar apparatus at ground level next to the hoist house. It cooled the water so it could be reused. Just a theory, but I'm not sure how well it holds up. I'm not sure if a holding tank of some sort would be required or the water would go straight back into the steam engine's boiler. Remember, we're talking about the era of the final refinements to stationary piston steam engine efficiency :) I think the structure with the spray nozzles is a cooling tower for the steam. Quincy mine has a similar apparatus at ground level next to the hoist house. It cooled the water so it could be reused. Just a theory, but I’m not sure how well it holds up. I’m not sure if a holding tank of some sort would be required or the water would go straight back into the steam engine’s boiler. Remember, we’re talking about the era of the final refinements to stationary piston steam engine efficiency :)

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