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Old 11-06-2016, 07:52 PM   #81
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Since it was a copper mine, my guess is hammer mill.

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Old 11-06-2016, 10:42 PM   #82
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That's hardcore man - sounds like a rough month. Chest rig is nice though
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Old 11-07-2016, 08:55 AM   #83
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[QUOTE=. Anyone care to guess what the large thing is with all the cylinders sticking out?[/QUOTE]

While at first it looked like an engine, closer inspection makes me believe it's a copper smelter. The cylinders have holes in the end to inject some type of fuel, while the large pipes at the top of the cylinders were for combustion air. There is a huge screw compressor on the beach, built like a supercharger that may have supplied the air. The photo on the left is the actual site in the early 1900's, and the one on the right shows a coppersmelter of the era, only much smaller than the one I found.
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Finally!!! After almost 5 months of living in camp, much of the time alone, I finally got to the start of my vacation. I left camp on Sat, drove two hours to the ferry in Hollis, got off in Ketchikan, got on a plane and made it to Washington on Sunday. I spent Monday looking over my van which has been sitting for nearly a year, and on Tuesday took it for a shakedown trip prior to driving back to Alaska. It started right up, ran fine, everything worked as it had before, and I'm really stoked to finally be back in the drivers seat. We drove up to the mountains where we stopped at The North Cascades Vintage aircraft museum which has about 25 fully restored planes from the 30s to the 50s North Cascades Vintage Aircraft Museum - It was an amazing place, every plane there had been restored to museum quality with paint jobs better than many high end sports cars Ive seen. Almost every plane was flyable, and used on a rotating basis. After that, we found a spot by the river for a picnic lunch. It was the most fun I've had in recent memory. Oh yea, it's my birthday today too, best one yet. Next up, new toys for the trip North. A set of tow mirrors, a Door Tallon, more LED back up lights, and some additional upgrades coming up next week. Man, it's been a long time coming...........
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Old 12-06-2016, 10:14 PM   #85
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Happy birthday. Glad you are back in the saddle. Safe journeys.
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Old 12-06-2016, 10:52 PM   #86
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Looks like a beautiful trip. So up there in AK you were alone most of the time? I'm a loner but even at that, it would be something different to experience.
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Oh yeah, happy birthday
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Happy Birthday! Glad to hear that you're finally reunited with the van!
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Old 12-06-2016, 10:58 PM   #89
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Dude! We have the same birthday?
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Old 12-06-2016, 11:09 PM   #90
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Dude! We have the same birthday?
According to my iCal, that is correct.

Jeff, yay van and Happy Birthday...to the both of you, I guess 19 years and no one figured this out before?



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