Add to ORKGThimble rock is the site of a Gilsonite mine near Rainbow, Utah. There are several other mines in this area. The Uintah Railway tracks ran to the Thimble Rock Mine where Gilsonite, that had been sacked, was loaded onto the rail cars for travel up over Baxter Pass and down to Mack, Colorado. This is engine #50 pulling seven freight cars. Each sack of Gilsonite weighs 200 pounds
The Uintah Railway leaves the China Wall Mine loaded with 200 lb. sacks of Gilsonite. Between 1906 a...
Two unidentified men load bags of Gilsonite on a truck bed in preparation for hauling it to the rail...
A portion of the Uintah Railway track is seen as it winds around the mountain over Baxter Pass from ...
The Uintah Railway leaves the Thimble Rock Mine at Rainbow, Utah. It is filled with 200 lb. sacks of...
The Uintah Railway leaves the Thimble Rock Mine at Rainbow, Utah. It is filled with 200 lb. sacks of...
The Uintah Railway leaves the Thimble Rock Mine at Rainbow, Utah. It is filled with 200 lb. sacks of...
Folks walking on the Railway tracks near Rainbow, Utah. Gilsonite mined in the southern Uintah Count...
Photo of the Thimble Rock gilsonite mine in Uintah County, Utah, probably early-mid 20th century
Uintah Railway pulling away from the Thimble Rock Mine near Rainbow, Utah. The men are riding on one...
Sacks of Gilsonite sit on the loading platforms. Each sack weighs about 200 pounds. They will be loa...
The Thimble Rock Gilsonite Mine was located near Rainbow. It was named for it's thimble appearing ro...
The Uintah Railway Track winds around the hill to the Thimble Rock Mine. Notice the rock formation r...
Looking down a shaft at the Rainbow mine. Gilsonite was mined in this mine. It is located in south...
The trestle at the Colorow Mine is used to load the 200 lb. sacks of Gilsonite on to the Uintah Rail...
Photo of the Rainbow gilsonite mine in Uintah County, Utah, with sacks of gilsonite stacked and read...
The Uintah Railway leaves the China Wall Mine loaded with 200 lb. sacks of Gilsonite. Between 1906 a...
Two unidentified men load bags of Gilsonite on a truck bed in preparation for hauling it to the rail...
A portion of the Uintah Railway track is seen as it winds around the mountain over Baxter Pass from ...
The Uintah Railway leaves the Thimble Rock Mine at Rainbow, Utah. It is filled with 200 lb. sacks of...
The Uintah Railway leaves the Thimble Rock Mine at Rainbow, Utah. It is filled with 200 lb. sacks of...
The Uintah Railway leaves the Thimble Rock Mine at Rainbow, Utah. It is filled with 200 lb. sacks of...
Folks walking on the Railway tracks near Rainbow, Utah. Gilsonite mined in the southern Uintah Count...
Photo of the Thimble Rock gilsonite mine in Uintah County, Utah, probably early-mid 20th century
Uintah Railway pulling away from the Thimble Rock Mine near Rainbow, Utah. The men are riding on one...
Sacks of Gilsonite sit on the loading platforms. Each sack weighs about 200 pounds. They will be loa...
The Thimble Rock Gilsonite Mine was located near Rainbow. It was named for it's thimble appearing ro...
The Uintah Railway Track winds around the hill to the Thimble Rock Mine. Notice the rock formation r...
Looking down a shaft at the Rainbow mine. Gilsonite was mined in this mine. It is located in south...
The trestle at the Colorow Mine is used to load the 200 lb. sacks of Gilsonite on to the Uintah Rail...
Photo of the Rainbow gilsonite mine in Uintah County, Utah, with sacks of gilsonite stacked and read...
The Uintah Railway leaves the China Wall Mine loaded with 200 lb. sacks of Gilsonite. Between 1906 a...
Two unidentified men load bags of Gilsonite on a truck bed in preparation for hauling it to the rail...
A portion of the Uintah Railway track is seen as it winds around the mountain over Baxter Pass from ...