"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." ...
"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.
Title from caption. Image that looks to have been cut from a poster or publication of Skookum Jim's Claim No. 1, Above Bonanza. Caption: This Claim proved to be quite valuabe, as high as $300 to the pan being taken out.
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 caption. Photograph of a mining operation that used steam to thaw the permafrost. Visible in the photo are the boiler, wood pile, cabin and what may be another cabin. Narrative in the photo album reads: "Winter view of a one man...
Title from caption. Photograph of a gold dredge. Narrative in photo album reads: "Above is a general view of a gold dredge. At center & right is shown the business end of the machine. Dredges are used in mining 'low pay' dirt. They float on...