Name/Title
Hydraulic mining photograph, Weaverville, CaliforniaEntry/Object ID
FIC-A-00532.001Scope and Content
Hydraulic mining with a monitor, B&W photo, #1 of 2;
Text on photo no 1: “Hydraulic Construction of State Hi-Way thru LaGrange Mine, Weaverville, Calif. June 1934.”Context
There appears to be a person near the jetting portion of the monitor, perhaps a Chinese? Chinese Americans used this method for mining in California during the Gold Rush.