The Alcalde &
Coalfield Shops
No.7 Rear View
All except for paint #7 is about ready
to go. Mr. Lyman seems to have grown quite fond of the little
mill. When she first arrived she was in quite a sorry state having
sat out in the weather for many years. All the wood was rotten
and the side rods along with many other parts were missing. What
was still there was rusted solid. I can still hear Mr. Lyman
when she arrived. "How the hell are we supposed to find
the time to work on this old pile of rust when we have our hands
full just trying to keep up with our own power!" Mr. Dietz
of the Orange & Alexandria had dragged her out of the dead
line and shipped her to the Alcalde shops, and Mr. Lyman went
on to say, "Who in their right mind would spend good money
on a wretched old mill like this!" Well I started knocking
her down when I had time after doing my regular tasks and it
was quite a job. Mr. Lyman showed me how to use a slugging wrench.
For the nuts and bolts that were just too rusty to unscrew he
showed me how to remove them with a cold chisel.
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