Stamp Mill

Stamp Mill (HM18UB)

Location: Alleghany, CA 95910 Sierra County
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Country: United States of America
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N 39° 29.364', W 120° 51.211'

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This mill, used to crush quartz rock in order to extract gold, was first located at the Del Norte and Scotia Mine in French Ravine, near Alleghany, an area which was suffering from an embarrassment of riches. The Alleghany lode was the purest pocket of gold ore in the United States. This mill was built in San Francisco in 1901 by Krogh Mfg. Co. and was brought to this area by mule teams. It weighs 8750 pounds, and was ordered by E.L. Crafts of Forest City for use in the mine. It had the capacity to crush 8 to 14 tons of rock a day. The mill was used until the mine ceased operation in 1949. This mill is a triple-discharge double stamp 1000 lbs mill, driven by a 10 hp horizontal engine and locomotive boiler. In cooperation with the US Forest Service and the Forest City Historical Association, the Clampers of Downieville Chaper (sic) 1849 funded and refurbished this mill to be operational.
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HM NumberHM18UB
Series This marker is part of the E Clampus Vitus series
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Year Placed2009
Placed ByE Clampus Vitus, Major William Downie Chapter No. 1849
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 7:30am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)10S E 684588 N 4373287
Decimal Degrees39.48940000, -120.85351667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 39° 29.364', W 120° 51.211'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds39° 29' 21.84" N, 120° 51' 12.66" W
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Area Code(s)530
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 204 Main St, Alleghany CA 95910, US
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