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I have no pictures, I'm sorry to say. But I can continue a little longer. We got on a cage that held 48 people and went from the surface to the 4850 ft. and then went to a different shaft to the 8000 ft. level. The mine is now closed due to gold prices and the cost of hoisting it to the surface...

Believe it or not, some places on the 8000 ft. level was so HOT, You could barely breathe. Some place in the upper country like the 2000 ft. or the 1700 ft. was cold. When you walked thru the tunnel, it was all rock both sides and above you. Along the trackline was a ditch, called the piss...

Before we lost our internet on saturday, i was going to describe my job as a trackman underground. HomeStake Ming Co. was the largest in the western hemisphere. We mined for gold and my job was to maintain the many many miles of track. The gauge for the track was 18" gauge. We had 6 ton electric...

Is this possible? :) On my door layout I want to run two different trains and have sidings. I don't think i want any tunnels because it is hard to clean track in them. What do some of you think about Kato Unitrak? If I ask too many questions just say so. I have the door out in my shop and just...

I have just joined the family and would like to say i am still collecting N- gauge stuff. I worked at Homestake Mining Co. in Lead SD. for 26 years as a trackman underground. People could not understand why. I just loved working on the track. I worked from the surface to the 8000ft. level. I...