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Underground mining at Gold Hill, circa 1898
Order an ImageIn Alaska and the Yukon, placer gold was found along ancient stream beds, some of which were twelve to forty feet underground at bedrock. The gold was frozen in the dirt or gravel. Miners chopped away at the frozen earth with picks or tried to thaw it with fires or steam machines. They "drifted" all winter, digging in the direction that seemed most promising for gold.
This photo, taken around 1898 by Eric Hegg, shows a group of miners working underground at Gold Hill, above Bonanza Creek. They were digging on the fourth tier, opposite the fifth strike at Bonanza Creek.
Original title: 4th tier, Gold Hill, opposite No. 5 Bonanza
This photo, taken around 1898 by Eric Hegg, shows a group of miners working underground at Gold Hill, above Bonanza Creek. They were digging on the fourth tier, opposite the fifth strike at Bonanza Creek.
Original title: 4th tier, Gold Hill, opposite No. 5 Bonanza
ID Number: SHS12491
Date: 1900
Creator(s):
Hegg, Eric A., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w ; 19 x 24 cm.
Credit: MOHAI, SHS12491
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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