The bull wheel - or bull gear - on display on the museum's front lawn had been part of the hoist mechanism at the War Eagle Mine. On one fateful day in May 1899, the brake on the mine’s electric hoist failed. A missing safety pin caused a bolt on this gear to slip out of place. As a result, the skip plummeted to the bottom of the mine shaft, killing four men and injuring one.



@Rossland Museum & Discovery Centre - BOO Town Halloween Event October 31st, 2020

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