Post by Bob Tregilus

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The single cylinder engine was manufactured in Los Angeles on 4 Feb 1908 by Western Gas Engine Co. It was first sold to a mining co., in Rawhide, Nevada. It bounced around central Nevada in the hands of several owners before landing at this location in Berlin, c. 1920. It put out 13.6HP @ 340RPM. It has a 6.25" bore & 12" stroke. It was painted red & weighs 7,000lbs. (Berlin, Nevada, 1/24/2025. More details in the alt-txt.)

#Desert #Mining #GhostTown #Nevada #Abandoned #Photography #Darktable

Color landscape photo of abandoned mining equipment in a desert ghost town. The view is from a hilltop looking across a wooden walkway (it once had a narrow track on it for ore cars), down to the rook of a large building (that was the stamp mill used to crush the ore). A large engine sits in the foreground on the right. It has two large rusty iron flywheels and a larger spoked gear. The structure and building overlook a wide barren valley with a distant mountain. The sky is grey and cloudy.

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