An 1889 map of "zinc and silver mines" located at the mouths of Rush and Clabber Creeks. The Exeter town site appears at far left. Within a few years of the publication of this map, commercial and mining activity had spread up the Rush Valley towards the Morning Star Mine.
The east end of open cut at Morning Star Mine, 1900. The open cut followed a fissure (shown at center of above) rich in zinc ore. Much of the ore removed from this mine during its early years was removed through surface mining initially, rather than through tunneling (USGS Photographic Library; Adams 1904:plate 26).
“Bird's Eye" view of Rush Post Office circa 1901, showing the building complex associated with the Morning Star Mine. This image shows all of the structures depicted in the previous figure, as well as several recent additions, the most important of which is the Morning Star Mill. The surface working of the mine can be discerned on the hillside behind the town (USGS Photographic Library; Bain et al. 1901:plate 26).
The Morning Star Mill in 1900. The mill was constructed in 1898 and was connected to the mine by means of an elevated tramway, which appears at left. The stacked wood in the foreground presumably was used as fuel for the mill’s boiler (USGS Photographic Library; Adams 1904:plate 21A).
View of the Morning Star Mill, taken in 1918 from the hillside above it. Some of the commercial building and residences of Rush appear in the background.
