GEORGE WILSON IN HIS DRIFT MINE (ONE THAT IS CUT STRAIGHT INTO A HILL) NEAR WILDER AND COOKEVILLE, TENNESSEE. IT WAS CLOSED DOWN BY FEDERAL MINE INSPECTORS BECAUSE HE LACKED A NON-ARCING DRILL WILSON SAID SUCH A DRILL AND ALLIED EQUIPMENT WOULD COST HIM $100,000 TO REOPEN THE MINE. NOTE THE HEIGHT OF THE SHAFT. THE LINES ON THE SIDE ARE CALLED ESCAPE WIRES WHICH A MINER COULD USE TO FIND HIS WAY TO SAFETY IN THE EVENT OF A MINE DISASTER

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