Hydraulic Mining, Part II [pp. 1-12]

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Hydraulic NZiiiig Illust-rated.
[Jan.
THE FLUME.
sides of the ravines, the winding ditches, the midst of a wild landscape, are all disthe "drops" and "shoots," the bridges, tinctly Californian. Even now, although
and trestle work, and syphon pipes, in many of the most important hydraulic
mines have stopped working, ow ing to the mining debris decis ions, the great reservoirs are com -~ /S X'~ Aft-~ ~'~ing into use for irrigating as well
A t ~ /,(',$ -, as for mining purposes.
.r-0\ \XfX~~ \sg~In bringing the water from the
-S t~ x </ >high Sierras to the gravel beds
where it is to be used, the high X\\{\. i (,.' ~ h ~ > ~est skill and ingenuity are re,~........- >,.( A dquired. The method of using
.-t "pipes has already received illus?~ A5 AT.. tration in the first article in this
>'!series. The part played by sus pension bridges remains to be
____ ~~~~~described. Deep, narrow gorges
and rivers are sometimes crossed
by costly and strong structures
'.* — 1~~~~of steel wire, such as shown in the
PLAITE 24. accompanying sketch, illustrat