Men sit on a wooden pressure box at the end of a flume used for hydraulic mining by the U.S. Gold Placers Company, near the San Miguel River in Montrose or San Miguel County, Colorado. A building and tents are in the valley in the distance.
Notes
Formerly attributed to Thomas McKee.; Formerly Mc258; Formerly Z-1401; Penciled on verso: McKee 258.; Title inked on original and reproduced in print.; Library owns additional iterations of this image in various formats: 1 copy negative ; 20 x 25 cm. (8 x 10 in.); R7110141582
Description
1 photographic print on card mount : albumen ; 18 x 25 cm. (7 x 10 in.)
Is Part Of
C Photo Album 103. Thomas M. McKee Album.
Subject
United States Gold Placers, Ltd.--1880-1890.; Flumes.; Hydraulic mining.; Mining equipment.
Source
unknown.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
