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Quarrying rocks. [Quarrying limestone was done by hand labor on the Cowell Ranch. Are these men Henry Cowell Lime and Cement company employees, mining limestone--or perhaps bituminous rock-- on the Cowell Ranch?]
Henry Cowell Lime and Cement Company ox teams hauling rocks [limestone? bituminous rock?] from the Cowell Ranch quarry.
This is a view of the Holmes Lime Company from Gushee Street in Felton. Note that the stack to the left is for the incinerator in which waste from the cooper house (barrel mill) was burned.
Limekilns on the former Cowell Ranch. The quarried limestone was dumped into the open pits from the path at the top. The square stone tower is an oil-burning "patent" kiln. This site, which was known as the "Lower Kilns was in use until 1946. It is…
An oil-burning "patent" kiln on the former Cowell Ranch. Oil-fired kilns began to be used in the 1880's as timber became scarce. Two older pit style kilns are visible to the left of the "patent" kiln. This site is now part of the UCSC campus, near…
The Cowell Ranch cooperage, which manufactured barrels for shipping the lime produced in the kilns seen in the background. This site is now part of the UCSC campus, near the Main Entrance.
Pack mules, used as lime carriers on the Henry Cowell Ranch, where lime was mined and manufactured. The ranch was "self-supporting in terms of the industries necessary to manufacture, package and distribute the lime. The business not only quarried…