View of a Reliance Gold Dredging Company Bucyrus-built hydraulic placer gold bucket-line dredge in Swan River, French Gulch, Summit County, Colorado. Colorado School of Mines students and miners pose on the vessel.
Reliance Gold Dredging Company--1900-1910.; Dredges--Colorado--Summit County--1900-1910.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Summit County--1900-1910.; French Gulch (Summit County, Colo.)--1900-1910.; Summit County (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Swan River...
View of bucket mechanisms on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows iron beams, cables, and buckets.
Mechanized buckets scoop up soil on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows rock filled alluvial soil, cables, iron beams, and buckets.
Buckets scoop soil from the Middle Fork South Platte River bed to be processed on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows iron beam framework, pulleys, and cables.
Mechanized buckets lift dirt onto the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge probably near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows steel beam framework and cables.
Hydraulic placer gold mining dredge on Box Creek, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado, sign reads: "Derry Dredge Built by New York Ent[erprises]. Shows several men on dredge owned by Empire Gold Dredging Company.
Empire Gold Dredging Company--Equipment & supplies--1920-1930.; Dredges--Colorado--Lake County--1920-1930.; Gold dredging--Colorado--Lake County--1920-1930.; Box Creek (Lake County, Colo.)--1920-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Hydraulic...
Men in suits, one woman and workmen stand on top of and beside a Colorado Gold Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Russell, Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), Colorado. Shows an American flag on a flagpole.
Russell (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.
View of workmen on a Colorado Gold Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Russell (Costilla County) Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), Colorado. Shows men in suits near workmen, construction tools, barrels, railroad ties and planks.
Russell (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.
Workmen stand on and near the Derry Dredge, Empire Gold Dredging Company's hydraulic placer bucket-line vessel, near Leadville (Lake County), Colorado.
Empire Gold Dredging Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Lake...
View of the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge probably near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Tailings piles are nearby.
View of a ditch that leads to the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Parker County). Gravel tailing piles are nearby and mountains are in the distance. Shows part of the dredge.
View of iron beams, cables, and pulleys on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado.
View of an extended arm and conveyor belt on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Gravel tailing piles are on the ground at the end of the mechanical arm.
View of equipment on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge probably near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows chains, cables, and iron beams.
View of a tall iron beam structure that is part of the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows the iron beam framework, pulleys, and cables.
Water flows from pipes into long sluice boxes on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge probably near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado.
View of an iron framework on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows mechanized buckets transporting dirt, cables, iron beams, and the Platte River.
A worker operates the controls of the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge probably near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. The man sits in the control room and holds a control lever in each hand. Other control levers...
South Platte Dredging Co.--Equipment & supplies--1930-1950.; Control rooms--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dredges--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.;...
View of a control room with levers, switches, and dials on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge probably near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado.
South Platte Dredging Co.--Equipment & supplies--1930-1950.; Control rooms--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Fairplay (Colo.)--1930-1950.; Dredges--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Fairplay--1930-1950.;...
View of an iron framework of machinery on the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows cables, pulleys, and buckets.
View of the South Platte Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge probably near Fairplay (Park County), Colorado. Shows dredge equipment, tailing piles, and hose.
View of a crane and the Timberline Dredge on the South Platte River near Alma (Park County), Colorado. The covered digging arm extends out over the water. A sign on the dredge reads: "Timberline Dredging Co. Dredge No 2 [...]".
Dredges--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Alma (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Hoisting machinery--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.; Mining--Colorado--Alma--1940-1950.
View of Colorado Gold Dredging Company Bucyrus-built bucket-line hydraulic mine and processing boats, in the Swan River at Valdora, Summit County, Colorado. Tailings are piled between them; buildings are in the background.
View of North American Gold Dredging Company placer mining operations in Summit County, Colorado; shows a hydraulic elevator and pond. Men take samples with a churn drill; lettering reads: "Keystone Driller Co."
Men and women pose on the Derry Dredge, Empire Gold Dredging Company's hydraulic placer bucket-line vessel, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Sign reads: "Derry Dredge - Built by New York Engineering Co."
Empire Gold Dredging Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1930.; Dredges--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Mining...
View of the Derry Dredge, Empire Gold Dredging Company's hydraulic placer bucket-line vessel, near Leadville, Lake County, Colorado. Sign reads: "Derry Dredge - Built by New York Engineering Co."
Empire Gold Dredging Company--Equipment & supplies--1910-1920.; Dredges--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Lake County (Colo.)--1910-1930.; Gold mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Lake County--1910-1930.; Mining...
View of Hamilton and Gleason (railroad contractors) sand dredging operations in Denver, Colorado; shows a steam shovel, an elevator, railroad tracks, and an dummy car.
Hamilton and Gleason--Facilities--1920-1930.; Denver (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Dredging--Colorado--Denver--1920-1925.
View of Arapahoe City, (Arapahoe, Arapahoe Bar) pioneer placer mining camp, earliest town in Jefferson County, Colorado, organized in 1858, named for the Arapaho Indians; gold dredging operations in 1904 left tailing dumps on a site along Clear...
Gold dredging--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1920-1930.; Arapahoe City (Colo.)--1920-1930.; Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1920-1930.
Men in suits, one woman and workmen stand on top of, in windows and beside a Colorado Gold Dredging Company hydraulic placer gold mining dredge near Russell (Costilla County), Veta Pass (La Veta Pass), Colorado. Shows an American flag on a flagpole.
Russell (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dredges--American--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Gold mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell--1900-1910.
View east across Barker Meadow from Nederland Dam construction site east of Nederland, Colorado reached by spur via Denver, Boulder, & Northwestern (formerly Colorado & Northwestern); narrow gauge track along ridge and in meadow, residences &...
Barker Meadow (Colo.)--1900-1910.; Dam construction--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.; Dams--Colorado--Barker Meadow--1900-1910.
The rock fireplace with tiles depicting Native American tribal scenes set in the stone is a feature of the 'Swan's Nest,' near Breckenridge, Colorado. One tile is of a man in a military uniform and has letters reading: "Saginaw Jake, Alaska," the...
Revett, Ben Stanley--Homes & haunts--1960-1970.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.
A rock fireplace, with tiles depicting Native American tribal scenes set in the stone, is a part of the 'Swan's Nest,' near the Swan River, near Breckenridge, Colorado. The home was built by and for Ben Stanley Revett, general manager of the North...
Revett, Ben Stanley--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.
A rock fireplace, with tiles depicting Native American tribal scenes set in stone is a feature of the 'Swan's Nest,' near Breckenridge, Colorado. One tile is of a man in a blanket with a feather headdress and reads "Pontiac-Iriquois," the other is...
Revett, Ben Stanley--Homes & haunts--1890-1900.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.; Interiors--1960-1970.
Built near the Swan River in the 1890's by Ben Stanley Revett, general manager of the North American Gold Dredging Company, the "Swan's Nest", near Breckenridge, Colorado, is a two-story, gable roofed frame residence with flanking wings set at...
Revett, Ben Stanley--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1960-1970.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1960-1970.
Built near the Swan River in the 1890's by Ben Stanley Revett, general manager of the North American Gold Dredging Company, the "Swan's Nest" offers this view of a snowcapped peak and its tree covered foothills from the front door.
The 'Swan's Nest,' near Breckenridge, Colorado, was built near the Swan River in the 1890's by Ben Stanley Revett, general manager of the North American Gold Dredging Company. The two-story, gable roofed frame residence has flanking wings set at...
Revett, Ben Stanley--Homes & haunts--1890-1910.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Dwellings--Colorado--Breckenridge--1940-1950.
View of the Grayback Mining District, Costilla County, Colorado; shows meadows, forest, and hills. A covered wagon and a man on horseback are by the creek bottom; embankments in the background have erosion from hydraulic gold dredges.
View of Officer's Bar and the Grayback Mine District in Placer, Costilla County, Colorado; shows (1-1) Grayback Gulch, (2) Placer Creek, and (3) Grayback on iron cut. Embankments show erosion from hydraulic gold dredging.
Costilla County (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Grayback Gulch (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Placer Creek (Colo.)--1930-1940.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Costilla County--1930-1940.; Mining--Colorado--Costilla County--1930-1940.
View of Revett's Reliance Gold Mining Company Bucyrus-built hydraulic bucket-line dredging boat, in Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. Miners pose on the decks and by the placer processing plant; snow covers mountains in the background.
Dredges--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Mining machinery--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.; Breckenridge (Colo.)--1900-1920.; French Gulch (Summit County, Colo.)--1900-1920.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Breckenridge--1900-1920.;...
View of the Blue River Placer Mining Company (or Continental Mining Company) bucket-line dredging boat, in Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. The covered stacker of the hydraulic mine and processing plant extends over tailing piles; a person is...
View of the French Gulch Dredging Company's Reiling Dredge, in Breckenridge, Summit County, Colorado. The Bucyrus-built hydraulic placer gold mine and processing boat has a continuous bucket-line and a covered stacker. A miner is on the gantry.
View of the Reliance Gold Dredging Company's bucket-line hydraulic placer gold mining boat, in Summit County, Colorado. Miners pose on the gantry, decks, and elevator.
Detail of a bronze plaque set into river cobbles and concrete reads: "This tablet is the property of the state of Colorado. In this immediate area once stood Arapahoe City, a pioneer placer mining camp, the earliest town in Jefferson County. Named...
Arapahoe City (Colo.)--1940-1950.; Monuments & memorials--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1940-1950.; Plaques--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1940-1950.
View of Arapahoe City, (Arapahoe, Arapahoe Bar) pioneer placer mining camp, the earliest town in Jefferson County, Colorado, organized in 1858; named for the Arapaho Indians; extensive gold dredging operations in 1904 left tailing dumps covering...
Tailings (Metallurgy)--Colorado--Arapahoe City--1920-1930.; Arapahoe City (Colo.)--1920-1930.