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This is the reclaimed entrance to the uppermost mine at Joller. It was served by truck only, not by rail.
Two major portions of this year's Exploration were made possible through the permission of the current owners of the land. This has been a great benefit of having an organized, scheduled hike. Please do not enter private property without permission.
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This is the reclaimed entrance to the uppermost mine at Joller. It was
served by truck only, not by rail.
[2003apr5,minerail]
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This mine rail is visible at the top of the tipple location for the truck
mine. On the railhead is a quarter for size comparison.
[2003apr5,salt]
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The group gathers at Saltillo station on the morning of April 6, 2003.
[2003apr5,incline]
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This year, FEBT was granted permission to enter the site of the GREFCO
gannister quarry at Stanton by the current owner, who escorted us through
the site and provided some history, both from operating days and recent
developments.
Here is the view from the top of the incline looking down. It has been
cleared of trees in parts for offroad access, and there are a few roads
cutting across it as well.
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This is the dynamite storage building, with a new roof in the process of
being added.
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This is the blasting cap storage building.
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This is a shed that was used for storing oil at a minimum.
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The enginehouse that housed the two locomotives survives only as a foundation
and fallen chimney.
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After thoroughly exploring the Stanton quarry, the group traveled south to
check out the grade for the never-completed South Penn extension of the EBT.
This stretch of ROW is private property (and no longer EBT), and we accessed
and hiked this stretch of the ROW with the permission of the owner.
This is the location of one of the bridges on the extension, as seen from the
west (downstream) side.
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After the group forded the stream, the northern abutment could be climbed for
this view looking south.
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The ROW is at the right of this view, looking north. It is on a slight fill
and covered in dense brambles. Many found it easier to hike along the swamp
edge which was soft but generally clear.
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About half a mile north of the first bridge location is this second bridge
location, seen from the west (now the upstream side). A beaver dam on the
far side had flooded the area but recently broke, yielding the prehistoric
looking mud-flats and dead wood.
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A view from the northwest (still the upstream side).
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The view from near the south abutment (downstream side), looking north.
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Immediately north of the second bridge location, the fill becomes more
pronounced and the land drier, with forest instead of swamp. It is obviously
maintained to the north, but this stretch has a different owner and so it
marked the limit of our northward hike. The grade to the south of the
starting point of this hike may be accessible for future explorations.
page by Bill Adams
