Flume on Cliff 400 feet above river, Montrose Placer Mining Company
Summary
View of the Montrose Placer Mining Company flume, in Montrose County, Colorado, under construction. A man is by stacked lumber; the Dolores Creek is below, at the bottom of sandstone cliffs. The water was used for hydraulic gold mining.
Date
1890
Notes
Formerly F18780.; Title printed in margin of original half-tone; reproduced in photoprint.; R7100602015
Description
1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Subject
Dolores Creek (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Montrose County (Colo.)--1890-1900.; Flumes--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County--1890-1900.
Source
Source: Engineering & Mining Journal, V. 49, May 17, 1890, p564.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
