Moose River Gold Mine Museum
Middle Musquodoboit, Nova Scotia
Gallery Thumbnail Gallery Stories Contact Us Search
 

It Happened at Moose River

 
Machinery working at Moose River Cave in.
73 of 117 		Workers taking a break during the rescue efforts.
74 of 117 		A pump that was used to lower the water level in the mine.
75 of 117 		Part of the actual pipe used to make contact with the trapped men.
76 of 117 		Boyd Prest talking through the pipe to the men trapped in the mine.
77 of 117 		A close up of Boyd Prest talking to the trapped miners; this famous photo was made into a post card.
78 of 117
A shaft house had to be torn down to provide material for the new shaft that was being built.
79 of 117 		This photo shows a gold vein. It was taken from a second shaft built parallel to the first shaft.
80 of 117 		By this time hope was fading although the draegermen refused to give up.
81 of 117 		On the surface the men still laboured.
82 of 117 		Large machinery and men still worked around the clock.
83 of 117 		Other areas of the community were virtually deserted as everyone concentrated on the mine shaft.
84 of 117
Rescuers at work on the Reynold's Shaft.
85 of 117 		Day and night they worked on the new shaft.
86 of 117 		The new shaft which would eventually prove to be the rescue route.
87 of 117 		Shift change.
88 of 117 		Success at last on the tenth day.
89 of 117 		Red Cross workers were on site waiting to assist in any way.
90 of 117

Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Important Notices  
© 2024 All Rights Reserved