Gold miners aim water jets at embankments in this Russell Gulch, Gilpin County, Colorado placer mine; men watch the hydraulic mining operation.
Date
[between 1860 and 1970]
Notes
Stamped on back: "Mrs. W. W. Tulles."; Title from printed label on back of stereo card, with: "No 167. This view shows the mode of mining by hydraulic process. The water used for this gulch is conveyed by a ditch from Fall River, a distance of 15 miles." Printed on mat: "Published at Central City, Colorado."; R7100600754
Description
1 photoprint on stereo card : stereograph ; 10 x 17 cm. (4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Is Part Of
Collier's Rocky Mountain Scenery. Clear Creek Series.
Subject
Russell Gulch (Colo.)--1860-1870.; Hydraulic mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.; Mining--Colorado--Russell Gulch--1860-1870.
Rights Statement
Restrictions applying to use or reproduction of this image available from the Western History/Genealogy Dept., Denver Public Library.
