Snowstorm Dredge, Largest dragline dredge in Colorado. |
Snowstorm Dredge, Largest dragline dredge in Colorado. |
Oct 9 2003, 01:44 PM
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Here is a picture of the Snowstorn Dredge. It was used between Fairplay and Alma from 1941-1960's. It's the last intact gold dredge in Colorado, and maybe even the west. It processed roughly 600 tons of gravel an hour, and every 3-4 days almost 50 pounds of gold was cleaned out of its sluices. :o There are working on trying to restore it, and hopefully they will be sucessful. :D
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