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Show 7. Description Condition excellent good fair x deteriorated X ruins unexposed Check one x unaltered altered Check one _X_ original site moved date Describe the present and original (iff known) physical appearance The Frisco Charcoal Kilns site is composed of five beehive charcoal kilns that were built in 1877. For descriptive purposes the kilns have been numbered from one to five (see sketch map). Kilns number 1 and 4 are in partial ruin, with approximately one-half to one-third of their tops having collapsed. The others remain almost intact. Their location is on a hill adjacent to the site of the Frisco Smelter. Only several partial foundations remain of the smelter structure itself -- smoke stack structures. They remain among the best surviving charcoal kilns in Utah that documents the state's early mining history. The kilns were built of granite float and a lime mortar in random rubble construction. Built in a form of a parabolic dome, kilns number 1, 3, 4, and 5 are blunted at the top, whereas the top of kiln 2 rises to a point. Kilns 1, 3, 4, and 5 are approximately 22 feet in height and measure respectively, 21 feet, 21 feet, 21 1/2 feet and 22 feet in diameter. Kiln 2 is 22 feet 9 inches high and 23 1/2 feet in diameter. All five kilns have arched front openings at ground level and arched openings on the other side approximately 2/3 of the distance to the apex. The front openings range in the area of 6 feet high and 4 feet wide, and slant inward on all kilns, thus the exterior dimensions are larger than the interior, an average of 8 inches difference on the width and 1 inch on height. The other openings on the side are all approximately 3 by 4 feet. Rock work around the arched openings is visible on all kilns, either front or side or both, including the keyways. There are three rows of air vent holes, each hole being approximately 3 by 4 inches, and each row 1 1/2 feet apart on all kilns. The first row of vents has been partially covered by a rising ground level. Vertically, the rows are also approximately 1 1/2 feet distant. Remnants of wood logs, used as stops for the vents, were found in some of the holes. Kilns 1, 3, 4, and 5 have a 1-foot ledge located approximately 11 feet from ground level. Kiln 2 has an 8-inch ledge about 7 feet from its base. Geographically, the kilns are arranged in semi-circular fashion, and are spaced as follows: Kiln 2 Kiln 3 Kiln 4 Kiln 5 - - 41/2 feet from #1 15 feet from #2 6 feet from #3 5 feet from #4 |
