Using a 'long tom' to wash for gold in the Californian gold fields. The miners diverted the water courses, then dug out the ore-bearing sands which they washed for gold. The Californian Gold Rush began in 1849. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners' by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving.

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Using a 'long tom' to wash for gold in the Californian gold fields. The miners diverted the water courses, then dug out the ore-bearing sands which they washed for gold. The Californian Gold Rush began in 1849. From 'Underground Life; or, Mines and Miners' by Louis Simonin (London, 1869). Wood engraving.

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