Transport Buckets at Magnesite Plant

ID: 5502 ~ Source: L87-1.15241X-18 The Eastern Washington State Historical Society Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture ~ Creator: Charles Libby
This file appears in: The Magnesite of Chewelah

The buckets used to transport the magnesite from the mines in the hills down to the plant. Rumor says that the miners sometimes would hitch a ride down on the buckets claiming to be testing the line.

This file appears in: The Magnesite of Chewelah

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