Drill : 89.40.082

Collection:

Juneau—Douglas City Museum

Object ID:

89.40.082

Accession#:

89.40

Credit Line:

Donated by Willette Janes.

Object Name:

Drill

Title:

Mining Machine Star Drill

Date:

1900

Description:

Six—sided hollow "star" drill. Aperture is .25 inches in diameter, flat on one end. Drilling end has four flared star—shaped sections 2 inches long.

Notes:

Found in Sheep Creek Valley near Portal Camp (later made into base camp by Echo Bay Mines, Inc. who leased property to open gold mines, then abandoned the project). Drills were used to drill holes in rock face into which dynamite was placed. Compressed air was forced through hole to "keep dust down," which helped to keep miner from getting silicosis, or "miner's consumption."

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T&E
Hardrock
AG
Mining

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Mining Machine Star Drill

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