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Illustration, "The Stamp Mill," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Illustration showing an advanced version of a stamp mill
Photograph, Stamp Mill, Undated
Photograph of a water-powered stamp mill
Postcard, Dredging Gold, Dahlonega, GA, Undated
Dredge boats brought gravel up from river beds either by shovel, crane, or continuous ladder-bucket elevators. The tailings, or mud-like waste, was discharged back into the water or piled on the bank.
Illustration, Proposed High Trestle, undated
Example of a wooden trestle used to transport water used in the gold mining process
Land grant, James Orr Sr., 1 June 1843
Land grant in the 1832 Gold Lottery under Governor Charles J. McDonald, dated June 1, 1843, for 40 acres in 12th District of the 1st Section of Cherokee County, #125
Illustration, "Casting Ingots," History of the United States Mint and American Coinage, Ancient and Modern, George Evans, 1885
Image showing the casting of ingots in a U.S. mint. Ingots are around 12 inches long, a half inch thick, and vary from one to two and a half inches wide.
Illustration, "Cutting Machine," History of the United States Mint and American Coinage, Ancient and Modern, George Evans, 1885
Image showing the use of the cutting machine in a mint. It punches circles out of a sheet of metal.
Illustration, "Hydraulic Mining," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Illustration showing the process of hydraulic mining
Illustration, "Struck a Pocket," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Prospectors mining and panning for gold in Georgia
Illustration, "Dahlonega," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Illustration showing Dahlonega, Georgia; date depicted unknown