shaft house

a structure housing machinery and other equipment at the top of a mine shaft.

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anchorite

First recorded in 1870–75

"It's that fellow Struve," he explained to the astonished engineer in the shaft-house.
A Texas Ranger|William MacLeod Raine
A few men idly came and went about the shaft-house and ore-dump, but otherwise the entire claim appeared deserted.
Beth Norvell|Randall Parrish
Anyhow, Johnson says he took the fellow out to his surrey from the shaft-house of the Mal Pais under his gun.
A Texas Ranger|William MacLeod Raine
The shaft-house of the Gray Eagle was the last but one at the upper extremity of the ravine along which Crusoe straggled.
Two Wyoming Girls and Their Homestead Claim|Carrie L. Marshall

Kilmeny emerged from the shaft-house and called a cheerful good-morning across to her.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine