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Frank Schlichting in an orange helmet and high-visibility vest, working his rope among the old timbers in the Union, 2017
Frank Schlichting alone in a level of the Union mine near Grand Forks, BC, in 2017, his helmet lamp lit, in a hi-vis vest.

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The Names on the Walls of the Union Mine

Deep in the Union, men wrote their names on the rock: F. McKie, June 9, 1937; T. McA., 23-4-41; GHT, Bralorne, 1946. Frank found them on his rope. The record knows the years, but not the men.

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