Print, Photographic

Name/Title

Print, Photographic

Entry/Object ID

1955.912.101

Description

Photo of Millspaugh mining camp showing the mill, tents, and other buildings. Written in pen on reverse: #4 Written in pencil on reverse: Photo by Gus Haelsig, Brown, CA. Millspaugh June 1910. The second mill built 1903-04. This one of corrugated iron--dark maroon red. The stamps were not damaged in the fire. Cyanide plant in second mill--doing away with concentration tables. We had a deep well at mill with pumps--run by the steam engine--Fairbanks Morse. This is second mill--the first--bat and boards. Burned down spring of 1902. Wood pile of dried yuccas for boiler. Locust trees we brought from Lone Pine just slips. Can't see store just upper part front. Assay office. Blacksmith ship. Mill. Tailing pond. Board house. Left--miners' tents. Hay and grain barn. My buckboard. Roof of horse barn, corral. Well in center above flat rock.

Collection

Elizabeth and Richard Mecham Collection

Made/Created

Artist

Haelsig, Gus

Date made

June 1910

Place

Location

Millspaugh, CA