Tim Faye swings a sledge hammer in the double-jack competition Sunday afternoon as his partner, John Dill, holds the the steel firmly to drill into the rock. The team took first place in the annual Highgraders Holiday mining contest in Ouray by hand-drilling almost 14 inches into the rock in 10 minutes. Denise Jones — Special to the Plaindealer
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August 23, 2023
IT’S A HARD ROCK LIFE