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Description: Miners operate a hydraulic sluice in San Francisquito Canyon, Sierra Pelona Mountains, Los Angeles County, California between 1890 and 1900. The placer mine machine consists of adobe columns, pulleys, ropes, and wood boxes. Donkeys are loaded with ore bags.
Title: Miners operate hydraulic sluice, San Francisquito Canyon, LA 1890-1900
Credit: Western History Department of the Denver Public Library. This image (call number X-60073) is from the collection of the Western History Department of the Denver Public Library (http://digital.denverlibrary.org/), and is in the public domain in the United States and possibly other jurisdictions. Original uploader was Lordkinbote at en.wikipedia
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