8 miners standing in Larry Brogan's claim, Granite Creek as hydraulic equipment washes hillside. Image is out of focus and there are spots and squiggles on the image. One miner is directing the waterflow and the other seven men are looking on...
Hydraulic placer mining on the Boise River near Twin Springs in Elmore County, Idaho. Photo shows a miner operating a hydraulic giant on a hillside while another miner is inspecting the runoff in the ground sluice below.
K.P. Plowman's claim near Idaho City. Miners sitting on hydraulic equipment. 1st row l to r: 1. Fred Garrecht, 2. Clay Mosher, 3. John Barry, 4. Louis Garrecht, 5. 6. 2nd row l to r 1. Ed Foster 2. Will Garrecht, 3. 4. William Horton, 5. Arch...
Open connected bucketline "Risdon" type dredge operated at Warm Springs near Idaho City, Idaho August 1899. The steam powered dredge was one of the first dredges operated successfully in the Boise Basin.