That's Big John around 300' away. This "stope" is 600' wide and nearly 200' tall. Around twenty-three million tons of iron ore were mined from here. The men made $0.13 per hour and the only place they could spend it was at the company store. Dozens died here.
I spent this morning cleaning up my rig and working out the final details with AEV regarding my build. Here is a final shot of her prior to becoming an AEV Prospector.
Thank you all for your kind words - this was a really fun trip that just continued to unfold day after day. I am already looking forward to my next adventure once I pick up my rig from AEV and bring her back to Virginia.