Washington Mine

  The NY State Washington Lead mine is located deep in the mountains of Otisville, NY. More information is still being gathered, with more trips planned. In the meantime, enjoy the mine photos!

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Adit 1

 

The Main Adit	Peering in, the end is not in sight	Further in..		Encountering a stope.
Further in past the stope, the mine forks!	Miners in the stope, indicating number of forks..

Adit 2

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The Washington mine adit.	Mine Entrance heavily eroded over the years.	Miners pose infront before entering		Excellent shot of the deep Washington Mine!
This is David Steinberg, auther of The Road to Ruins www.theroadtoruins.net! David stands outside of a 100 foot exploratory adit.	Miners in front of the new discovery

 

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