Its a hoist! The cages were dark in the mining era. They now have a light for visitor comfort. The buzzer is the only way to tell the hoistman whats going on. Its all designed to be as close to what it was in the mining era. I worked there for 20 years!
They us it as a way to communicate with the hoist operator at the surface. There are several different signals each having a defined meaning, like "bring the cage up".
It's a mining elevator from the early 1900s, not intended for comfort and convenience, just a way to get miners and equipment in and out of the mine. Miners carried their own lamps, plus the miners didn't need lights once they were on the elevator. MnDNR has left the mine pretty much the way it was when the mine property was transferred to State ownership in 1963.
Its a hoist! The cages were dark in the mining era. They now have a light for visitor comfort. The buzzer is the only way to tell the hoistman whats going on. Its all designed to be as close to what it was in the mining era. I worked there for 20 years!
what are those loud buzzers for?
They us it as a way to communicate with the hoist operator at the surface. There are several different signals each having a defined meaning, like "bring the cage up".
Just went there today it's awesome but too short.
**** . I'm that guy that's like " is it over?"
Why is this elevator black and why does it have just 1 light at the back of it
Kind of looks partially like messed up camera settings
It's a mining elevator from the early 1900s, not intended for comfort and convenience, just a way to get miners and equipment in and out of the mine. Miners carried their own lamps, plus the miners didn't need lights once they were on the elevator. MnDNR has left the mine pretty much the way it was when the mine property was transferred to State ownership in 1963.
can you edit those basic noisess
And why does it go so fast
Time is money
It's slower than you think, about 10 mph.