Dredge No. 4 near Dawson City
Apr 13, 2020 10:29:51 #
David in Dallas wrote:
Dredge No. 4 in Dawson City, Yukon Territory br b... (show quote)
These are really fascinating images. I can't imagine it ever being built and it must have been tricky to operate properly. Really off the hook machine.
Apr 13, 2020 10:59:33 #
Bultaco wrote:
Chicken also has a dredge. you'll be going there.
I've been to Alaska several times, but never went to Chicken.
Apr 13, 2020 11:08:31 #
Apr 13, 2020 12:05:56 #
Bultaco wrote:
I've been to Chicken and I've seen the dredge from a distance. I didn't know they had tours of it.Chicken also has a dredge. you'll be going there.
Thanks, everyone, for the nice words. I know my sets get pretty large, but some topics just don't work with just a few pictures. (I've done 4 now about mining. I do have other interests, I swear.)
Apr 13, 2020 12:19:03 #
Those dredges were some monstrous machines. I remember, when I was a kid, we lived in Fairbanks in the mid-50’s, and there were a few dredges in the area. The world’s largest dredge was located in the community of Esther, just outside Faribanks. There were a couple, located in the gold mining area out of Fairbanks, along the Steese Hwy. One of the interesting things is that a lot of gold actually managed to escape capture by the dredges, and ended up concealed in the tailing piles. In fact, one of largest gold nuggets ever found was located by someone digging around in a tailing pile. I guess it was so big that it went out with the larger rocks and boulders, while the small nuggets and fines were trapped in the riffles and kept for the refining process.
Those are interesting photos of the internals of the dredge. #4 is probably one of the last remaining intact dredges. Thanks for sharing.
Those are interesting photos of the internals of the dredge. #4 is probably one of the last remaining intact dredges. Thanks for sharing.
Apr 13, 2020 12:23:28 #
Thanks for your comments, Wingpilot. Especially about the large nugget.
Apr 13, 2020 12:36:27 #
What a piece of machinery. Looks like a ship on land. Thanks for posting, David.
Apr 13, 2020 12:47:19 #
David in Dallas wrote:
Thanks for your comments, Wingpilot. Especially about the large nugget.
My question has always been, who got claim to that big nugget. Is the tailing pile abandoned and the previous owners or users relinquished any claim or did they retain claim on anything of big value like that found in the tailings. At the time it had been many years since that location had been mined. I never did find out.
Apr 13, 2020 12:59:20 #
John from gpwmi wrote:
Well, they were intended to float on the water.What a piece of machinery. Looks like a ship on land. Thanks for posting, David.
Regarding the nugget: I would think that the "claim" was for the land area and the tailings pile would be covered by it.
Apr 13, 2020 15:19:49 #
Dalek wrote:
I wonder where the equipment was made
China?
Apr 13, 2020 15:27:32 #
David in Dallas wrote:
RC, it's located a fair distance outside of town. Several companies offer tours to it, and I'm sure it is possible to get directions. There are a few smaller sites along the road with interesting artifacts, too. I don't think I'd take a nice car over the road, but tour busses make it OK.
I was in Ouray, CO a couple of years ago. There were some mining towns not accessible by street cars but you could rent jeeps at a couple of locations in town and there were some guided tours in jeeps that would take you to some of those locations. Maybe there are businesses like that in that area. I really liked the shots of the gears and cables. Rust is a favorite subject of mine. Nice shots and story, thanks.
Apr 13, 2020 15:38:27 #
Thanks, Bridges. My "stories" are a lot shorter than some of the great ones others post--I like to say it with pictures. I do try to put descriptions on my photos (on Flickr) so I recommend people click on them here in order to see them.
Apr 13, 2020 15:56:17 #
David in Dallas wrote:
Dredge No. 4 in Dawson City, Yukon Territory br b... (show quote)
Very interesting and well-taken photographs!
Apr 13, 2020 16:10:52 #
rmm0605 wrote:
Thanks. It was pretty dark inside, but cameras and post processing do remarkable things.Very interesting and well-taken photographs!
Apr 13, 2020 17:08:34 #
A very nice and interesting set David. I assume they shut down for the winters. I imagine the waters would be frozen over ?
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