Freighting supplies over the White Mountains during the winter of 1904-1905, during the building of the line from Bishop to Tonopah

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  First delivery of electric power to the booming mining camps of Tonopah and Goldfield was in October, 1905

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  Crew constructing the redwood-stave flowline for Bishop Creek Powerhouse #4 (1904-1905) - Nevada Mining, Milling and Power Co

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  Chief Engineer Charles O. Poole looking at the dam at the intake to Plant Four on Bishop Creek, 1905

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  Named Plant Four although it was the first hydro plant built on Bishop Creek, the facility had grown ivy-covered walls by the time this photo was taken in 1923

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