Stone Expedition, 1938--Stanton Dredge P.2

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Title	Stone Expedition, 1938--Stanton Dredge P.2
Identifier	39222001757900.tif
Photo Number	No. 10650
Classification	917.911
Photographer	Kelly, Charles
Date of photograph	1938
Date.original	1938
Subject	The West: Colorado River Exploration
Other Subject	Dredges; Stanton Dredge; Bullfrog Creek; Glen Canyon; Colorado River
Geopolitical place	Kane County; Utah
Description	Stanton's dredge near the mouth of Bullfrog Creek in Glen Canyon. Decaying remnants of the gold rush on the Colorado and San Juan rivers still can be found up and down the banks or in the muddy waters of the rivers. Probably the most stupendous undertaking was the Stanton dredge. This colossus weighed 180 tons, was equipped with 82 buckets, five gasoline engines, and 82 tables for recovering gold. The dredge cost $100,000 to build and was sold in 1901 after only nine months of operation for $1,100. Although sporadic attempts to recover gold in Glen Canyon continued through the depression years of the 1930's, the high cliffs and deep canyons of this nearly impassable region discouraged any wholesale attempt. However, the rusted relics of a day when a thousand miners flocked to this canyon country still remain. Among them are such monuments as the hulks of the steamship Charles H. Spencer and the Stanton dredge. Donor and Photographer: Charles Kelly.
Rights management	Digital Image © 2009 Utah State Historical Society. All Rights Reserved.
Holding institution	Utah State Historical Society
Relation	Classified Photograph Collection
Source size	Print Photograph; 5.3 x 3.0 inches
Source donors	Kelly, Charles
Type	image
Format.use	image/jp2
Format.creation	Original scanned on Epson Expression 10000 XL and saved as 400 ppi TIFF. Display image generated in CONTENTdm as JP2000 pixels on the long axis. Archival resolution: 2137 x 1192
Scanned by	Dave Heyborne

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