▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁the ▁surface ▁plant ▁was ▁lost ▁to ▁fire . ▁ ▁Then ▁the ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁Por cup ine ▁Fire ▁dev ast ated ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁tor r ential ▁ra ins ▁afterwards ▁exposed ▁more ▁quart z ▁ve ins . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 1 4 , ▁the ▁mill ▁was ▁producing ▁ 8 0 0 ▁tons ▁a ▁day ▁from ▁ 5 4 ▁ve ins . ▁ ▁Electric ▁locomot ives ▁were ▁introduced ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁Hol ling er ▁Cons olid ated ▁Gold ▁M ines ▁en comp ass ed ▁ 4 4 0 ▁acres . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s ▁the ▁Hol ling er ▁was ▁the ▁largest ▁gold ▁mine ▁in ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁and ▁paid ▁annual ▁divid ends ▁of ▁more ▁than ▁$ 5 ▁million . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁a ▁ 3 . 5 ▁mile ▁aer ial ▁tram way ▁was ▁in ▁operation . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁Hol ling er ▁Cons olid ated ▁Gold ▁M ines ▁built ▁ 2 5 0 ▁houses ▁which ▁were ▁located ▁in ▁one ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁Town ▁of ▁T imm ins . ▁These ▁houses ▁remained ▁in ▁place ▁right ▁up ▁until ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁three ▁room ▁homes ▁were ▁designed ▁and ▁built ▁identical ▁to ▁each ▁other ▁in ▁every ▁respect ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁the ▁im pre gn ated ▁tar