Building the Dredge

Building the Dredge (HM22TX)

Location: Stanley, ID 83278 Custer County
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Country: United States of America
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N 44° 18.27', W 114° 43.176'

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Near here, the initial pond of the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge was constructed to allow the assembly of the massive four-story floating machine. It was a major operation to transport the equipment and pieces needed to build the dredge. Some pieces were shipped by rail to Mackay and trucked from there by Lindberg's Trucking Company of Mackay to the Yankee Fork site over Spar Canyon Road. One of the largest loads was the 55-foot, 17.5 ton spud. Sometimes it took a whole day to load just one truck with some of the pieces needed to build the dredge.

Another trucking company delivered the twenty-five pontoons, each measuring 10 x10 x 27 feet, by hauling them over Galena Summit, no small feat. It took four months to build the dredge. After its completion, the pond was filled with the 8-10 feet of water needed to float and operate the 988 ton dredge. As the dredge worked, it continuously dug its own pond in front and filled it in with tailings at the back.
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HM NumberHM22TX
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Placed ByU.S. Forest Service, Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Bureau of Land Management
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Date Added Monday, November 13th, 2017 at 4:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11T E 681892 N 4908222
Decimal Degrees44.30450000, -114.71960000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 18.27', W 114° 43.176'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 18' 16.2" N, 114° 43' 10.56" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Yankee Fork Rd, Stanley ID 83278, US
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