Kennedy Mine, Jackson, Amador County

This is the big gears that held the cable for the hoist.

Excerpt Amador Ledger - Jan 26, 1900
At the 2300-foot level in the north shaft of the Kennedy mine a station is being cut. The east shaft of the Kennedy is down to a depth of about 970 feet, an average of eighteen to twenty feet being made each week.

Standing under the Kennedy mine structure give you a good impression of how high it is.

A good view from the side porch of the Kennedy mine house.

Excerpt Amador Ledger - March 9, 1900
The Kennedy mine is yielding its regular quoto of the precious metal, and has a full force at work as usual. The new east shaft is going dowa at the rate of about ninety feet a month. This is considered to be rapid progress.