Uncle Ron Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 Here's pix of the old Callahan Dredge ... One of the main dredge operators back in the '30's owned my little ranch on Sugar Creek ... He had a thing about wild ducks and made it his mission to rescue ducks that were in danger of being harmed by the dredge and he would relocate them to the ranch...I got to meet him and his family years later, about 1980 ... He confirmed the legendary "basketball sized nugget" that went off the end of the dredge really happened Cheers, Unc 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LipCa Posted May 24, 2018 Share Posted May 24, 2018 A long time since I've seen that dredge Ron. Do you remember where it went too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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DOC Posted May 25, 2018 Share Posted May 25, 2018 Thank you so much for sharing these pictures. They truly are amazing and reminds us of a time long gone. I know Bill and other members of this forum appreciate all contributions to the forum. However, I hope you understand that it is forum contributions like this one that are really very special and greatly appreciated. Thank you to everyone who posted pictures and comments. We are a weird bunch. When we aren't looking for gold we like to look at pictures of people who were looking for gold or just found some! Doc 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted May 26, 2018 Share Posted May 26, 2018 (edited) On 5/24/2018 at 7:43 AM, LipCa said: A long time since I've seen that dredge Ron. Do you remember where it went too? Yes, LipCa, it went to a precious stone (emeralds, rubies, etc.) operation on the Amazon River (or a trib to it) about 40 years ago ... It's dismantling was a real economic job boon for the locals...I was sorry to see it go since I drove by most every day ... I beeped it's tailings for a couple years, but didn't know what I was doing and, at that time, was a dredger rather than a beeper ... Love to go back but that was a long time ago and I'm hard core AZ guy now... Cheers, Unc Edited May 26, 2018 by Uncle Ron 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted May 26, 2018 Author Share Posted May 26, 2018 22 hours ago, DOC said: Thank you so much for sharing these pictures. They truly are amazing and reminds us of a time long gone. I know Bill and other members of this forum appreciate all contributions to the forum. However, I hope you understand that it is forum contributions like this one that are really very special and greatly appreciated. Thank you to everyone who posted pictures and comments. Happy to share them Doc. I was lucky to get them. It only seemed right to share them so everyone else could appreciate them. Uncle Ron & Lipca: I think I recall seeing a couple pics of that Callahan dredge in my collection, I will dig around and see if I can find them. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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chrisski Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I'd love to have something like that going across the state trust land parcels. Section 2 and 16 tend to be state trust land, and off limit to BLM claims and the county. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ron Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 50 minutes ago, chrisski said: I'd love to have something like that going across the state trust land parcels. Section 2 and 16 tend to be state trust land, and off limit to BLM claims and the county. That would be tough! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisski Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 I think for deeper areas, along some of the LSD, another dry wash dredge would not be impossible, difficult yes, but impossible, no. I think most of the original gold is still buried under 10 to 20 feet of dirt. No other way to get to it except that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 Here's something a little different, these had to do with the construction of the Panama Canal. The first slide is self-explanatory, the second shows potential canal routes across Central America. Hard to read but basically shows routes various potential canals and there are a couple other slides with notes on estimated costs to dredge them, etc. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul R W Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 Very cool, IDdesertman. Thanks for continuing to share this collection. The Nicaragua route shown on your map was very nearly chosen for the first transmithian canal in the Americas, but much lobbying (a man, a plan, a whole lotta bribes) convinced Congress to buy out French interests and build the canal across Panama. Now, after more than a century, Nicaragua is still trying to build a canal via the San Juan River-Lake Nicaragua route. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted May 31, 2018 Author Share Posted May 31, 2018 Not sure where this one is from... slide is labeled "Capital #3." 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul R W Posted May 31, 2018 Share Posted May 31, 2018 That bottom photo is of a rig belonging to Brighton Sand and Gravel of Sacramento. Brighton was a gold producer, I think with several dredges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted June 1, 2018 Author Share Posted June 1, 2018 More from the Capital #3 . 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Tom Posted June 2, 2018 Share Posted June 2, 2018 Looks like one side of that wheel got worn off more than the other, I wonder why? Old Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted June 2, 2018 Author Share Posted June 2, 2018 ^^ That slide reads "Lower tumbler with flanges burnt off. Note wore made from shaft" More of the Capital #3. Found notes on one of the slides that says "Capital #3 , now #175 in Malaysia" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Here's the only pic I have of the Callahan dredge. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDdesertman Posted June 30, 2018 Author Share Posted June 30, 2018 I've still got a few more dredge pics... These are from one of the dredges on the Yuba River I believe. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Saul R W Posted July 1, 2018 Share Posted July 1, 2018 I wonder about the HP or KW rating of the electric motor that powered that dredge, to smoke through hard ground like shown? Man, I bet those buckets got hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TomH Posted July 4, 2018 Share Posted July 4, 2018 These pics are so cool...Thank for sharing them. Loven it!!! Tom H. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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