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Ore cars being filed in the pit at Benson Mines

Ore cars being filed in the pit at Benson Mines

Workers fill ore cars at the mine pit. Chunks of rock are being ferried out in rail carts. 1910. Benson Mines, NY. (I removed Jones and Laughlin name as it was not owned by them until abt 1940.)

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