Hydraulic Mining Gate Valve

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From sign next to valve:

Hydraulic Gold Mining 21 Inch Gate Valve
1880

Used at You Bet-Red Dog Diggin's east of Nevada City periodically 1880-1935 to control water flow from Chale Bluff Reservoir to the mine. Hydraulic nozzle mounted opposite was operatedat that mine by Thomas B Brady (1874-1964).

Manufactured by Joshua Hendy Works, San Francisco. Wt 1,500 lbs approx.

A gift from the Brady family.

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