Pat and Jack are dwarfted by this big shovel used in the Pit.

The same can be said about these tyres!

We were so fascinated by the Pit that we had to return for another look, and even then we had to pry Jack's fingers from the wire on the viewing platform.

The little black hole to the left of the picture is one of the original old mine shafts which we figure must have been mined down to about 1,000 ft. over a period 100 years .