Bucketline, bucket ladder and front gantry of close connected bucketline dredge operated near Idaho City, Idaho. Note the size of the dredge buckets is comparison to the man in the foreground. The 15 cubic foot dredge was owned and operated...
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Winchroom of the Boston and Idaho Gold Dredging Company bucketline dredge located near Idaho City, Idaho in 1914. Winches were used to raise and lower the bucket ladder and the tailings stacker.
The entrance to a mine shaft is pictured; A bucket for removing material from the mine is leaning against a ladder. The bucket is hooked to a cable and motor hoisting system.