Geowizard 122 Report post Posted September 5, 2015 Let's discuss ditches; - Geowizard Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chickenminer 42 Report post Posted September 7, 2015 Great topic.... where would the miners be without them. High and dry ! Who can forget the massive Davidson Ditch project around Fairbanks. http://www.adn.com/article/20130927/davidson-ditch-huge-aqueduct-boosted-interior-alaskas-gold-rush-maybe-saved Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chickenminer 42 Report post Posted September 7, 2015 Miners working a bench along the Fortymile river, just below the mouth of Smith creek, had to use a ditch and then a flume to carry the water from one side of the river to the other. Quite an engineering feat with shovels, axes and whipsaws ! 4 Ronald C, Geowizard, indianbullet and 1 other reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reno Chris 101 Report post Posted September 9, 2015 Dick - that's amazing. I know that in California they built ditches that ran for many miles to deliver water under a hundred feet of head or more to the big hydraulic mines in the 1800s. These things would cost more than a hundred thousand dollars to construct - that was back in the day when $100,000 was significant money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
