"Ott and Scheele' placer mine headquarters on Crooked Creek, a tributary of the 70 Mile River, it in turn being a tributary of the mighty Yukon River." Panoramic photograph of mining headquarters.
"The hydraulic operation at Crooked Creek under full working head in the spring run of water. It was quite a show. Like most of the operations it was always too little water to operate the 'giants' and too darn much gravel mixed with the gold." ...
"Norwood operating the 'giant', Meilandt watching. The spring of 1918 on Jack Wade Creek, in the Forty Mile country. Jimmy Morris one of the miners that I first met there, said these true words 'Mr. Norwood, this gold mining is allright, but,...
Title from verso. Image shows a young woman seated by gold mining equipment and holding a pan full of gold nuggets, smiling. Behind her a pile of tailings is visible and next to her appears to be a sluice box. Photo may have been taken...
Photograph shows a man operating of Little Giant directing the stream of water at the creek valley sides. Boulder sized rocks have fallen down to creek level.
Title from image. Photograph of a Hydraulic operation near Rampart, Alaska. Narrative in photo album read: "Pictures at the top show two views of hydraulic mining. Water is driven under terrific pressure and tears away soil, gravel & stones...
Title from caption. Photograph of a Hydraulic operation near Rampart, Alaska. Narrative in photo album read: "Pictures at the top show two views of hydraulic mining. Water is driven under terrific pressure and tears away soil, gravel & stones...
Title from image. Photograph of an automatic dam releasing its water. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the left are 2 pictures of placer mining in the ordinary manner in creek beds. Sometimes to conserve enough water to wash the gravel...
Title from image. Photograph of gold miners shoveling dirt and gravel into a flume for washing. Narrative in photo album reads: "At the left are 2 pictures of placer mining in the ordinary manner in creek beds. Sometimes to conserve enough...
Title from image. Photograph of what Mr. Ballew found in hydraulic mining. On the ground at the right of the tusk is a portion of a bison skull. Narrative in photo album reads: "Mr. Bellew found in hydraulic mining." "Mastodon tusk found...
Title from caption. Photograph of Mr. Ballou directing the nozzle on a hydraulic mining operation. Narrative in photo album reads: "The business end of a hydraulic plant. Pressure is so heavy that the noozle [sic] or 'giant,' is held on a...