Historical Mines (7)
Rockerville, South Dakota History
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Miners panning gold at Rockerville, South Dakota 1889 (Colorized)
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This 1889 photo is captioned “‘We have it rich’ – washing and panning gold, Rockerville Dakota. Old timers Spriggs, Lamb, and Dillon at work.”
Hydraulic mining at Rockerville, South Dakota 1889 (colorized)
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This 1889 photo is captioned “‘A golden work’ – Hydraulic mining at Rockerville Dakota”. Hydraulic mining required elaborate systems of flumes and pipes to bring water to a mining site – sometimes from tens of miles away.
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