Kennedy Mine, Jackson, Amador County

On September 7, 1928, the Kennedy mine was to become once again the victim of fire. This time entirely on its own property a disastrous blaze destroyed all of the surface plant except for the mill and main office building. The plant was re­built in 1929.

In 1939 E.C. Hutchinson, who had been president of the Kennedy Mining and Milling Company for many years, was succeeded in that office by Joseph R. Knowland, publisher of the Oakland Tribune. The mine was closed in November 1942 in compliance with the U. S. Government's wartime.

Here a shift stands ready to descend to the depths of the Kennedy. One cage is at the bottom of the mine and the other one can be seen at the surface building. The long, narrow sheet iron box to the right of the cage is a water bailer and is lowered in the shaft to collect water.

Looking southeast, gives a clear idea of the route taken by ore from the vertical shaft of the Kennedy. Hoisted from the depths of the mine and dumped into the bins attached to the headframe, the ore was first crushed and stored waiting transport to the mill.

Waste was trammed to the dump from the North Shaft of the Kennedy mine. The South Shaft can be seen to the right. The town of Jackson, much smaller then, is in the background.