Yankee Fork Gold Dredge

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The Yankee Fork Dredge.The Yankee Fork Dredge. Wow. What a cool sight.Wow. What a cool sight. Bucket line.Bucket line. This thing is huge.This thing is huge. Winches for controlling the dredge and buckets.Winches for controlling the dredge and buckets. A couple of the water pumps. They have a total output of 8,400 GPM and were mostly used to wash gold from gravels in the trommel and in the sluice boxes.A couple of the water pumps. They have a total output of 8,400 GPM and were mostly used to wash gold from gravels in the trommel and in the sluice boxes. Looking down on the winches.Looking down on the winches. In the motor control room.In the motor control room. Winchman's Control Room.Winchman's Control Room. View out the front window.View out the front window. Winch controls.Winch controls. Operations room.Operations room. The Tattle Tale Clock. It showed the performance of the dredge for the last 24 hours.The Tattle Tale Clock. It showed the performance of the dredge for the last 24 hours. Bull Gear used to pull the buckets. It broke at least three times during its life.Bull Gear used to pull the buckets. It broke at least three times during its life. Electric motor for the Bull Wheel.Electric motor for the Bull Wheel. The massive trommel. It could take 26 buckets of gravel per minute and must have made one hell of a racket.The massive trommel. It could take 26 buckets of gravel per minute and must have made one hell of a racket. The trommel and me.The trommel and me. Looking in the trommel.Looking in the trommel. Sluice boxes.Sluice boxes. These were covered with copper plates coated in mercury to collect the gold.These were covered with copper plates coated in mercury to collect the gold. Sluice boxes.Sluice boxes. Retort and jig.Retort and jig. One of two 350 HP Ingersoll-Rand diesel engines that produced 440 VAC power to operate the dredge.One of two 350 HP Ingersoll-Rand diesel engines that produced 440 VAC power to operate the dredge. 7 cylinders with a bore around 12" in diameter.7 cylinders with a bore around 12" in diameter. Sample pistol.Sample pistol. A little view window to see in the engine. These are not easy to turn. I can tell you.A little view window to see in the engine. These are not easy to turn. I can tell you. Engine works.Engine works. Another look at the dredge and the 105 foot stacker that deposited the waste gravels.Another look at the dredge and the 105 foot stacker that deposited the waste gravels.