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Timber framed tunnel for transporting ore inside the mine in Lyon Mountain

Timber framed tunnel for transporting ore inside the mine in Lyon Mountain

Pictured is a “drift” or horizontal tunnel used to transport iron ore. The framing is timber, not metal as it would be later. Lyon Mountain Mine was operated by Republic Steel. Circa 1940s. Lyon Mountain, NY. Courtesy of Lyon Mountain Mining and Railroad Museum.

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