Image: Pandora CO ca1910-20

Description: Smuggler Union mills at Pandora ca. 1910-1920. Mills for the Liberty Bell and Smuggler-Union mines, two of the district's largest mines, were built at Pandora. Aerial Trams brought ore from the mines thousands of feet up the mountain down to the Pandora mills. Milling at Pandora was a large enough industry to justify the construction of a spur line of the railroad from Telluride. Pandora was the primary milling center for the entire district by the late 1890s. The Pandora Mill, previously one of the Smuggler Union mills, still stands at Pandora. The mill was constructed in 1920 to replace the previous Smuggler mill that had burned down. The mill had various periods of activity but was unusual in that it was one of the only gold mills in the country to stay open during World War II. The mill was allowed to remain open during the war due to the lead and zinc content of the ores processed there. Lead and zinc were needed for the war effort. The Pandora Mill ceased operations in 1978. Today Pandora is a ghost town with little left but the mill.
Title: Pandora CO ca1910-20
Credit: https://westernmininghistory.com/towns/colorado/pandora/
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