Gallery #3--MINES
Dredge #3 (Sumpter Valley) . Inside dredge.
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| Collection |
The Record-Courier/Brinton Family |
| Date of photo |
1935-1940 ca. |
| Description |
Dredge #3 (Sumpter Valley) . Inside dredge.
Built 1935. 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. |
| Object ID |
2008.13.90 |
| Place |
Sumpter Valley |
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Last modified on: December 09, 2017
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