rock-bottom sluice-box

Placer Mining

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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See quote. [See picture at sluice-box].

Quotations

1964

[Hiram F.] Smith . . . is credited with originating the "rock bottom" sluice box, a great aid in the recovery of fine gold.