Looking for Photos of Cache Creek Ditch |
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 Jun 3 2009, 12:17 PM
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Diggin' In!  Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 24-February 07 Member No.: 1,009  |
It has been a while since I posted or chatted. I've appreciated the mining explanations I received in the past and hope someone can help me with my latest request.
On Saturday, I am giving a presentation at the Pikes Peak Regional History Symposium. The theme is Rush To The Rockies: The 1859 Pikes Peak or Bust Gold Rush. For more information on the symposium you can visit this link http://ppld.org/SpecialCollections/2009Symposium/default.asp I am talking about the Cash Creek Miners. This morning as I'm fine-tuning my PowerPoint Presentation, I thought it would be great to have a photograph of the Cache Creek Ditch built in 1861-1862 that brought water from Lake Creek to Cache Creek. I wondered if any of you who have prospected in the Cache Creek area might have taken a picture? Or if you might know of anyone who has a picture? I've been to Cache Creek a couple of times, but never went past the mining camp. Thank you for your help. If you have a photo, you can e-mail it to me at gcgresham@msn.com I will give credit to the photographer on the PowerPoint slide. Gayle Gresham http://ColoradoReflections.blogspot.com |
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Jun 4 2009, 07:45 PM
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 Rock Bar! Group: Members Posts: 613 Joined: 16-October 08 From: Central Colorado Member No.: 6,813 |
Gayle:
I'm having trouble sending you the photos via e-mail, so I thought I'd put them up here for you to copy and maybe someone else will enjoy seeing them as well. Here's a far off pic of the flume... [attachment=3387:flumearrow.jpg] Here's the close up flume view... [attachment=3388:flume.JPG] Here's an old pipe that was built using rivets... [attachment=3389:pipe.JPG] The Cache Creek Ditch looking north to the Lake Creek drainage where it diverted water to bring to Cache Creek Placer... [attachment=3390:cachecreekditch.JPG] The Cache Creek Ditch looking south into the trees... [attachment=3391:cachcree...hintrees.JPG] The full sign with the BLM map of the Lateral Ditch locations... [attachment=3393:mapfar.JPG] and one of the many lateral ditches that were used to wash the placer gravels... [attachment=3392:lateralditchplacer.JPG] Please feel free to use these photos in your presentation as needed. Sincerely, Johnny F. Tonko President Tonko Mining Company, Inc. http://www.meteoritecrater.com/ -------------------- Annual Dues Paying Member Since 2008
Tonko Mining Company "Some day this crater is going to be a greatly talked about place, and if the above credit is due, as is certainly the case, I would like to have it generally known for the sake of the children." Daniel Moreau Barringer 2/1/1912 in a letter about the Barringer Meteorite Crater, Arizona USA |
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Jun 4 2009, 08:26 PM
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Diggin' In! Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 24-February 07 Member No.: 1,009 |
Johnny, I am in total shock. Thank you so much for your kindness! The pictures show what I've been reading about. I'll share some of the newspaper articles about it with you. Henry C. Justice surveyed, engineered and supervised the work for the ten-mile ditch. The excitement the ditch generated in 1862 was incredible. Thank you again. Gayle Gresham http://ColoradoReflections.blogspot.com |
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Gayle Looking for Photos of Cache Creek Ditch Jun 3 2009, 12:17 PM
ASTROBLEME QUOTE (Gayle @ Jun 3 2009, 01:17 PM) It h... Jun 3 2009, 02:49 PM
Gayle QUOTE (ASTROBLEME @ Jun 3 2009, 03:49 PM)... Jun 3 2009, 09:34 PM Gayle I have a photo of Cache Creek on my blog http://co... Jun 4 2009, 10:27 AM ASTROBLEME QUOTE (Gayle @ Jun 4 2009, 11:27 AM) I ha... Jun 4 2009, 06:27 PM russau Gayle good luck in your presentation. Jun 5 2009, 05:21 AM Gayle QUOTE (russau @ Jun 5 2009, 06:21 AM) Gay... Jun 5 2009, 06:44 PM ColoradoProspector Good luck with the presentation Gayle, sounds like... Jun 5 2009, 08:20 PM Gayle QUOTE (ColoradoProspector @ Jun 5 2009, 09... Jun 5 2009, 08:30 PM |
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