Old churn drill in the new snow – October 2015
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We had some wet white slop fall about a month ago, but today we started getting a proper snowfall, a light dusting of dry fluffy snow. I went out to take photos and saw the remains of what I think is an old churn drill located along the Steese Highway out by Fox. Churn drills were used to obtain ore samples. Here is a drawing of an intact churn drill. Those are dredge buckets lined up in from of it.