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Miner uses a winch system inside a shaft in Essex County

Miner uses a winch system inside a shaft in Essex County

Miner using a winch system to operate a drag scraper to bring ore to a loading point. From the Patrick Farrell Mining Photograph Collection. Essex County, NY. Courtesy of the Adirondack Experience.

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