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Posted: 17 Oct 2015


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Damon and Pythias Mine

Damon and Pythias Mine
My apologies for being so late with comments today, but we were underground. My wife and I and three friends explored the Damon and Pythias Mine in the Skykomish area of the North Cascades. We had been told about this mine by an Ipernity friend who knew the area and had been in the mine and we went there first and then went on and bushwacked our way to Crater Lake, a small alpine lake in the same area. We had beautiful weather and an amazing day.

The Damon and Pythias Mine was a gold mine that was opened in the late nineteenth century and operated sporadically until the late nineteenth century. Silver, lead and arsenic were taken from the mine which is a series of horizontal shafts with much of the old track for the ore cars and other equipment still in the mine. I'm not sure what the tank was used for but an old ore chute and shaft are just to the right and two other shafts to the left and straight ahead.

Annemarie, Scott Lilley, Eve, and 15 other people have particularly liked this photo


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 Pam J
Pam J club
Never apologise Ron... life is for living my friend.

Please stay safe in these old mines.
9 years ago.
 Stormlizard
Stormlizard club
Thanks for the information about this old mine Ron.
Taking underground photos is not always easy as I found out in Okinawa.
9 years ago.
 Dave Hilditch
Dave Hilditch
Fascinating stuff, Ron. I guess you didn't find any samples.
9 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Outstanding capture!

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9 years ago.
 Don Sutherland
Don Sutherland club
Fantastic shot.
9 years ago.
 Danielle
Danielle
SUPERBE ********
9 years ago.
 yokopakumayoko Francesco
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9 years ago.
 (*NIKonGT*)
(*NIKonGT*)
Very exciting! Have a great sunday:-)
9 years ago.
 Dave Roberts 2014
Dave Roberts 2014
Well taken Ron, nice rust colour.

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9 years ago.
 Eve
Eve
Intéressant d'être dans les pas des anciens prospecteurs !
Il devait être pénible d'y travailler à l'époque !
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
 Scott Lilley
Scott Lilley
Very interesting photo.
9 years ago.
 Esther
Esther club
Did you find anything?
9 years ago.
 Fizgig
Fizgig
Awesome capture of the rusty texture & color of that unknown tank =) If I remember correctly, this mine actually connects to the nearby Apex mine somewhere underground.

I wonder if the name of the mine has anything to do with the Damon and Pythias legend surrounding the Pythagorean ideal of friendship.
9 years ago.
RHH club has replied to Fizgig
It does not actually connect with the Apex mine, but there was talk when the mine was active of connecting them, since they were on the same ore vein and separated by only a very short distance. As to the name of the mine, it almost certainly does have to do with the legend, but we cannot figure how or why.
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
Fizgig has replied to RHH club
Guess I don't remember correctly ;) Still interesting and all.... Found this interesting article excerpt which you might like to check out...
9 years ago. Edited 9 years ago.
RHH club has replied to Fizgig
Maybe those are the guys for whom the mine is named!
9 years ago.

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