Caption on photo reads: Drilling down holes on a high pillar – Clonan 21 area. Inside the mines owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then, leased to and operated by Republic Steel until 1971. Circa 1940s. Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.
Caption on photo reads: Loading holes to blast shaft heading. Inside the mines owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then, leased to and operated by Republic Steel until 1971. Circa 1940s. Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.
Caption on photo reads: Fisher Hill Mine 500 H.P. Nordbery Man and Material Hoist. Inside the mines owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then leased to and operated by Republic Steel until 1971. Circa 1940s. Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.
Caption on photo reads: Drill rods and bits in the Don B Drill shop. Inside the mines owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then, leased to and operated by Republic Steel until 1971. Circa 1940s. Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.
Caption on photo reads: Scraping ore in a scram drift. Inside the mines owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then, leased to and operated by Republic Steel until 1971. Circa 1940s. Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.
Caption on photo reads: Cross-drag Scraping using 50 H.P. Slusher Hoist. Inside the mines owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then leased to and operated by Republic Steel until 1971. Circa 1940s. Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.
Caption on photo reads: No.7 plant concentrating mill. The mining facilities at this location were owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then, leased to and operated by Republic Steel until 1971. Circa 1940s. Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.
Caption on photo reads: Diamond core drilling, prospecting for ore. Inside the mines owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then, leased to and operated by Republic Steel until 1971. Circa 1940s. Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.
Caption on photo reads: Looking down the fisher hill shaft. Inside the mines owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then, leased to and operated by Republic Steel until 1971. Circa 1940s. Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.
Caption on photo reads: Drilling from suspended catwalk in the Clonan 21 area. Inside the mines owned and operated by Witherbees, Sherman, & Company until 1939; then, it was leased and operated by Republic Steel until 1971. Circa 1940s. Hamlet of Mineville in the Town of Moriah, NY.
