A salted paper photographic print that documents placer gold mining operations on river bars on the American River, Middle Fork, between Placer County and Eldorado County, California in February 1858. From an elevated position, the view shows mining operations on a wide riverbed running through hills of chaparral. The photograph depicts a viaduct, wooden structures, and water diversion structures, such as sluices, sluice gates, and waterwheels. The image includes mining camps and operations on the Kennebec, Wildcat, Willow, and Hoosier bars
Description:
Charles L. Weed (1824-1903), also known as Charles Leander Weed, was an American photographer and engraver. and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Geographic):
California, American River Region, American River, Middle Fork, American River Valley, American River, Middle Fork (Calif.), El Dorado County (Calif.), and Placer County (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
Weed, Charles L.
Subject (Topic):
Chaparral, Diversion structures (Hydraulic engineering), Gold mines and mining, Mines and mineral resources, Mining districts, Placer mining, and Water-wheels
