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Museums 101: Southern California Mining (Photo Diary)

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Monday, Jul. 10, 2017 Monday, Jul. 10, 2017 at 8:34:08am PDT

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The San Bernardino County Museum in Redlands, California, has a series of outdoor displays about local mining.

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photo P1120609_zpsrchfhmwz.jpg — Shown above is a stone mill used for crushing the ore.

photo P1120610_zps298hntzb.jpg — Shown above is another crude mill. This is called an arraste and animals, such as mules or oxen, would pull the heavy drag stone around in the circular pit to crush the ore.

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photo P1120617203_zpsqnpollqq.jpg — Shown above is the toilet car.

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photo P1120621_zpstqv4vbsq.jpg — Shown above is a head frame which functioned as a hoist to bring ore out of the mine.

photo P1120622_zpsdvmudczg.jpg — Another view of the head frame.

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