Title
Using a 'long tom' to wash for gold in the Californian gold fields, 1869
Caption
Using a 'long tom' to wash for gold in the Californian gold fields. The miners diverted the water courses, then dug out the ore-bearing sands which they washed for gold. The Californian Gold Rush began in 1849. From "Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners" by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving. Mining. Metal. Gold.
Date
1869
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07112_009757P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
23,9Mb (2,6Mb) / 11,8in x 7,9in / 3543 x 2356 (300dpi)