Rope Drive Compressor Wheels

Rope Drive Compressor Wheels (HM2DGC)

Location: Silver Star, MT 59751 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 45° 41.332', W 112° 17.011'

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From the Leonard Mine, Meaderville-Butte, Montana

Big Wheels
· About 22 ft. dia.
· About 20 tons each
· 22 grooves for 1-1/2 inch rope
· About ½ mile of rope on each wheel
· Originally installed about 1903
· Operated until about 1964
· Erected here in the 1980's
These compressors ran 24 hours a day, making compressed air, which was piped to the mines on the Butte Hill to operate drills underground and to power hoists (originally run by steam).
Several other mines had similar compressor plants - all are gone today.
Lloyd Harkins saved these wheels and many other Butte historic artifacts from being scrapped when underground mining shut down.
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HM NumberHM2DGC
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Date Added Friday, January 11th, 2019 at 10:01am PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 400058 N 5060280
Decimal Degrees45.68886667, -112.28351667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 45° 41.332', W 112° 17.011'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds45° 41' 19.92" N, 112° 17' 0.65999999999995" W
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Area Code(s)406
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 5338 MT-41, Silver Star MT 59751, US
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