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Miners and sluices on Bonanza Creek, circa 1898
Order an ImageMiners used water running through sluice boxes to wash the gold out of the pay dirt. Lumber for the sluice boxes was cut from the surrounding hills and finished in a nearby sawmill. As the hills were cleared, lumber became even more expensive. By the time this photo was taken, large mining companies had begun to replace small scale mining operations.
This photo of sluice systems and pay dirt was taken by Eric Hegg at Bonanza Creek, near Dawson, Yukon Territory. The name of the claim, 7 below on Bonanza, means that this was the 7th claim below the original strike at Bonanza Creek.
Original title: No. 7 below on Bonanza.
Written under print: Dawson Y.T.
SHS category: Alaska - Mining
This photo of sluice systems and pay dirt was taken by Eric Hegg at Bonanza Creek, near Dawson, Yukon Territory. The name of the claim, 7 below on Bonanza, means that this was the 7th claim below the original strike at Bonanza Creek.
Original title: No. 7 below on Bonanza.
Written under print: Dawson Y.T.
SHS category: Alaska - Mining
ID Number: SHS7300
Date: Circa 1898
Creator(s):
Hegg, Eric A., Photographer
Physical Description: 1 photographic print mounted on cardboard : gelatin, b&w ; 19 x 21 cm.
Credit: MOHAI, SHS7300
Copyright: No Known Copyright
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