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East end of mill, Smith & Parmelee Gold Co. on Gregory Extension & Briggs Lodes.

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East end of mill, Smith & Parmelee Gold Co. on Gregory Extension & Briggs Lodes.

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Call Number	Z-4716
Title	East end of mill, Smith & Parmelee Gold Co. on Gregory Extension & Briggs Lodes.
Creator	Wakely, George D.
Date	[1861]
Summary	Miners pose at the Smith & Parmelee Gold Company mill at Gregory Gulch near Central City in Gilpin County, Colorado. The gold mine is beside the Briggs Gold Mining Company lode and on what was known as the Gregory Extension crevice. Shows mule and horse driven wagons, a sluice box, tailings piles, rock retaining walls and frame mine buildings, one with a smokestack.
Description	1 photographic print : albumen ; 18 x 20 cm. (7 x 8 in.) mounted on mat board.
Subject	Smith & Parmelee Gold Mining Co.--Buildings--19th century; Gilpin County (Colo.)--19th century; Gregory Gulch (Colo.)--19th century; Gold mining--Colorado--Gregory Gulch--19th century; Mine buildings--Colorado--Gregory Gulch--19th century; Miners--Colorado--Gregory Gulch--19th century; Mining equipment--Colorado--Gregory Gulch--19th century; Sluices--Colorado--Gregory Gulch--19th century
Format-Medium	Photograph
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: ZZR711004716
Notes	Attribution based on note attached to print.; l foxing, retouched.; Title inked on mat board.; R7110047160
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