This is an interesting photo of the men who worked at the Drumlummon Mine in Marysville in 1894.  The photo is not indexed on the back but Mary’s daughter, my grandmother Georgiana Frances Schenk Dalin, did identify her father, “George Schenck“, on the front.  He would have only been 16 or 17 years old at the time this photo was taken and had already worked in mines since he was 13 or 14 years old.The photo back reads:

Drum Lummon Miners

Taken in 1894

Marysville Mont.

Following an annual inspection of Montana mines in 1890, just four years prior to the photo above, G. C. Swallow, the Inspector of Mines, declared that the Drumlummon “is one of the best mines in America”.  His report went on to state that the mine had three mills running 120 stamps, crushing between 6,000 and 7,000 tons per month, and yielding $100,000 to $112,000 per month.

Swallow, G. C., J. B. Trevarthen, and Jacob Oliver. Reports of the Inspector of Mines and Deputy Inspectors of Mines for the Year Ending November 30th, 1890. Helena: Journal Pub., 1891. Internet Archive. Web. 15 Sept. 2015. <https://archive.org/details/reportsofinspect00montrich>.