“Golden Gulches,” a book recently published by the Breckenridge Heritage Alliance, shines the spotlight on the area’s hydraulic mining, an antiquated technique in which entire hillsides were washed ...

Placer gold is that which is loose in the soil and closest to the surface. Placer mining requires water to wash the dirt, perseverance and a strong back. Gold is the heaviest material in the soil, and ...

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