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Sievertsen-Johnson Mining and Dredging Company, Nome


Gold Dredges in the North

    In 1911, the company installed this gold dredge to work property on the Solomon River in Alaska. The buckets had a capacity of 2½ cubic feet of gravel each. It was built by the Risdon Iron Works of San Francisco.


Solomon gold dredge, Nome, Alaska

Solomon gold dredge, Nome, Alaska