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Laurel bull donkey. A donkey was an engine used to hoist logs onto flatcars bound for the mill. Cables could be extended on spools run through the woods for a distance of up to several miles. In the Laurel area of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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…
Magazine No. 3, Building No. 174, at the California Powder Works, had a capacity of 15,000 kegs; at Powder Mill Flats.
Contents: Bituminous Rock, Black Sand, Cement, Clay, Coal, Gold, Granite, Iron, Lime, Limestone, Mineral Water, Moulding Sand and Peat, Petroleum and Potash, Stone Industry (Crushed Rock, Sand and Gravel).