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Furnaces roasted the ore to transform the mercury into hot gas, which was then collected and cooled. The mine's incredible output required vast quantities of firewood. Text on back reads: "One of Frank Bohlman's teams hauling cord wood for the furnaces, New Almaden Quicksilver Mines, Calif. Tom Stiles, teamster. Note the unique "hitch" three horses in the lead making a seven horse team. Photo late 1890's"
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