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Date: 1935-1954
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Dredge #3 (Sumpter Valley) . Operating in valley, Elkhorns in background. Brooks Hawley notes: Dredge #3 had three owners: Sumpter Valley Dredging Co., Baker Dredging Co., and Powder River Dredging Co. It was active 1935-1954 with two and one half years shut down during WWII. The main machinery in Dredge #1 (1913-1924) was used again in this dredge. Dredge #2 (1915-1923) worked up Cracker Creek toward Bourne.
Gallery #3--MINES -Dredge #3 (Sumpter Valley) . Operating in valley, Elkhorns in background.
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Dredge #3 (Sumpter Valley)
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