Empire Mine "mucker" breaks down his dirty job during Summer of 1950

Orlo Steele, who in the summer of 1950, worked as a "mucker" at the Empire Mine after graduating from Grass Valley High School and before attending Stanford University. Episode 09 recorded October 6, 2018 and hosted by Wes Woodland on KAHI Radio FM 104.5, AM 950 and streaming worldwide on KAHI.com. Orlo and Wes discuss life as a "mucker", riding a man skip 5,000 feet deep into the Empire Mine in Grass Valley, California. Working alongside a mule skinner and blast team, he had the dirty job of MUCKING or cleaning up the ore and rock. Thank you Orlo for sharing your unique story. It truly is Sierra Gold. Sierra Gold radio is part of Sierra Gold Media Series in production with Str8up Studios and executive produced by Wes Woodland. FOLLOW SIERRA GOLD Facebook:   / sierragold.tv   Twitter:   / sierragold_tv   Instagram:   / sierragold.tv   Website: http://www.sierragold.tv FOLLOW WES Instagram:   / weswoodland   Twitter:   / weswoodland   Facebook:   / weswoodland   Website: http://www.wes67.com #OrloSteele #EmpireMine #SierraGold #Str8upStudios #WesWoodland #DirtyJobs