Clearing The Tracks:: The Incline Car Adventure

[Stuart]

Mike and Miah, of the Mojave Mine Team and a few brave volunteers are embarking upon a very difficult task tomorrow, they will be working on the removal of an incline car from the Ophir Hill Mine. The car is about a mile from the entrance on the back end of the main haulage tunnel and will require the shoveling of about a ton of waste rock from the track and also the stabilization of a wobbly grizzly shoot.

As I will not be able to personally participate in a large portion of this project as it unfolds tomorrow and Wednesday, I will be reporting on their progress and making posts as they complete the necessary steps required to begin pulling the car out. If all goes smoothly, we may be able to pull the car out Wednesday night.

If anyone feels that they have what I takes to help with this project, please let either Mike, Miah, or myself know ASAP.

[tunnel rat]

Let me know what time and I can probably make it out if its not to early, I get off work at 4:30pm and have to drive from N Ogden. Give me a call or text me.

[Stuart]

Car

I will be out there around 3:00 or 4:00, I'm guessing we will be out there pretty late, until nine or ten depending on how tired everyone is. I'll let you know the details tomorrow.

[Derek]

How did it go?

[Crystal]

Well we made progress. With the help of Mike, Miah, Brent, Stuart and myself we were able to move the incline car onto the tracks. Unfortunately, the gauge of the car is larger than the tracks of the haulage tunnel which made things fairly difficult. We were able move the car by pulling and pushing about 300ft. There is still a lot of work to be done and it will take a while to get the car out but we can do it. (If you would like to help out just let Stuart, Mike, Miah or myself know, we'd love any help we can get )
We did have some fun though. We found a small passageway into another huge stope! There is much exploring to be found in there while we only saw a small portion. Come help us and we'll explore too!!

[Mikezauner]

I'd love to help out with it. Just let me know when you're doing it and provided it's not on a day before I have to go in to work that night I'll join you guys.

[Stuart]

Sounds good Mike, we will post the times as soon as we figure out when we are going back in to work on it. Love your avatar by the way.

[Mikezauner]

thanks.

It's the only image I've gotten around to photoshopping since the trip. Been sick and lazy last few weeks, now I'm just lazy.

[Stuart]

Pictures!

Brent's (XXX Snow) pictures of us moving the incline car and also some amazing minerals! Thanks Brent.

[ExpUt]

I'd love to come help out. I'll watch out for the time & date.

[UnderUtah]

Great photos! Wonder who that sweaty fellow with the cool patches is!

[Stuart]

Why that's the ever sexy ranger Miah saving the day from sure destruction at the hands of man eating goat parts.

[UnderUtah]

Exchange sweaty for sexy and you've got it!