GOLD KING BOILER, 1906

The main boiler room at the Gold King Mine in 1906. The photo shows three men around a coal car, and a fourth man shoveling coal into the firebox. The boiler tanks bear ornate endings, with the wording “the Gold King Consolidated Mines Co., 1900/Star Boiler Works.” Photo courtesy of San Juan County Historical Society

The main boiler room at the Gold King Mine in 1906. The photo shows three men around a coal car, and a fourth man shoveling coal into the firebox. The boiler tanks bear ornate endings, with the wording “the Gold King Consolidated Mines Co., 1900/Star Boiler Works.” Photo courtesy of San Juan County Historical Society

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