Flume on Cliff 400 feet above river, Montrose Placer Mining Company
Date
1890
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.
Description
1 photoprint ; 13 x 18 cm. (5 x 7 in.)
Subject
Dolores Creek (Colo.); Montrose County (Colo.); Flumes--Colorado--Montrose County; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Montrose County; Mining--Colorado--Montrose County
Format-Medium
Photograph
Source
Engineering & Mining Journal, V. 49, May 17, 1890, p564.
Rights Contact Information
Copyright restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History and Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library, at photosales@denverlibrary.org.
Reproduction Available for Purchase
Yes (digital reproduction)
Related Material
Image File: ZZR710060201
Notes
Formerly F18780.; Title printed in margin of original half-tone; reproduced in photoprint.; R7100602015
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