April 12, 2024
GOLD DREDGING NEAR CHICO, CALIFORNIA
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Real Photo Post Card entitled “SOLO DREDGER NEAR CHICO, CALIF.”Chico is located at the northeast edge of the Sacramento Valley, one of the richest agricultural areas in the world. The Sierra Nevada mountains lie to the East, with Chico's city limits venturing several miles into the foothills. To the west, the Sacramento River lies five miles (8 km) from the city limit.The mining dredges were land-locked floating machines, digging the ponds that allowed them to float—and thus move—across the area to be mined. The floating dredge most commonly operated in the North was the California-type, also known as bucket-line dredge. This type of dredge used a continuous line of buckets (called the digging ladder") to scrape the bottom and edge of the pond. The buckets carried the mud and rock to a screening area, where the heavier metal particles were separated from the rest of the material. After the metal was captured, the waste rock, or tailings, would bedeposited out the back.This real photo post card (RPPC) is in excellent condition with no bends, tears, or creases. Back is clean with no writing and a DEVOLITE PEERLESS backstamp.Please email with any questions and please "VIEW SELLERS OTHER ITEMS". Thanks.
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