Wheels, of a size to dwarf the men standing next to them, support a platform with an apparatus designed for gold mining, perhaps used in hydraulic mining; it appears to be on sandy beach
Title taken from caption. "View of two individuals using the nozzle to wash out side of hill below a cabin." Cataloguer's ntoe: The two men are barley visible, they can be seen in the far distance (two dark figures) to the left.
This is a close up shot of the water pipeline (hydraulic mining) which extends further into the hill. This location in general appears to be a permafrost area; notice the stunted trees further in the distance.
Title taken from verso. View of two men hydraulic mining with a sluice at Cooper Gulch, near Nome, Alaska. One of the men is holding a pipe shooting a stream of water. ca. 1900-1902. Photographer: possibly Grace Carr Raymenton.