Lightner Mine, Angels Camp, Angels Camp Mining District, Calaveras County, California, USA

To this day the City of Angels Camp has preserved this two-cylinder steam hoist which, judging from the electric motors in the background, was converted to electric power. In the left foreground can be seen one of the cylinders, with a pipe elbow and valve which fed steam into the valve chest, which controlled steam inlet to & exhaust from the ...

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Mine location sign (downtown Angels Camp) with short description of the past workings of this prolific California Mother Lode mine.

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Early 20th century postcard.

The Lightner Mine hoist and mill, in 1911. Vintage picture postcard, publisher unknown. The card was sent on 25 May 1911 from Angels Camp to Stockholm. G. Grundmann collection.

© Günter Grundmann, Detmold