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<br />SMUGGLER MINE SITE <br />~~ Extllalr B <br />In 1894 the largest silver "nugget" ever mined was found 800 feet below the surface in the <br />Smuggler Mine. It was 93 percent silver and reportedly weighed 2,060 pounds. The nugget had to <br />be reduced in size to be hauled to the surface. <br />In 1910 the lower levels of the Smuggler Mine flooded, and deep sea divers were hired at <br />$ I00 per day to repair the steam pumps. More modem electric pumps were installed after regaining <br />access to the lower levels. The Smuggler Mine continued operation until 1920 and was a major <br />source of employment in the Aspen area. During the 1920s and 1930s, when the mine was not <br />operating, the mine structures and buildings deteriorated, and the lumber was scavenged for other <br />uses. Areas in the mine were leased and mined by individual "leasers" from 1920 up to World War <br />II. During World War II, the Smuggler and its mine waste dumps, as well as other mine dumps on <br />Smuggler Mountain, were partly reclaimed for lead and zinc for the war effort under the control of <br />the federal War Production Board. After World War II, the Smuggler was subject to exploration <br />work by the U.S. Bureau of Mines and the Atomic Energy Commission with further reclaiming work <br />done on mine waste dumps. <br />Northeast SMUGGLER MOUNTAIN Southwest <br />Longitudinal Cross-section of Smuggler Mountain, <br />Roaring Fork Mining District, Colorado <br />FIGURE. 4 <br />- S - SMUGGLER MINE SITE <br />