Saturday, Day 2

 

   

 

Sean Pitts gives a very informative talk on the copper minning at Ruth. Why is this guy not a Clamper?     TRASH Leader Tom presents Sean with our book and classic cup

 

   

 

Open cooper pit at Ruth. Measures about a mile across
Ruins at Hamilton

 

   

 

More Ruins at Hamilton
   
Think something is trying to tell us something here?

 

   

 

Convy to Belmont Mill
   
Belmont Mill

 

   

 

Belmont Mill with cables still in place
   
More of the mill site

 

   

 

Lower mill site, General Geno looks on
   
Cables coming from mill are still intact.

 

   

 

Counterweight for cables still in place
   
Looking up at mill

 

   

 

Train station in Ely
   
Like desperadoes waiting for the train

 

   

 

The Ghost Train
   
Waiting to Board

 

   

 

Our train
   
Thank God these are the engineer's and not the two below

 

   

 

   
Who let these guys near an engine?????
 

 

   

 

Starting Up
   
Steaming along

 

   

 

 
Our train under attack by desperado's
   

 

   

 

 
More Bad guys
   

 

   

 

TRASH Leader Tom negotiates our dilemma, seems to have everything in hand.     TRASH Leader and others forcibly taken from train at gun point, Rafael sacrifices body to save us all 

 

   

 

Returning home
   
Home at last

 

       

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