tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post8082674088681925328..comments2024-03-09T08:06:26.066-08:00Comments on Looking For Detachment: Yuba Dredges No. 17 and 21Silver Foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-18401711863235495692018-11-19T07:01:47.134-08:002018-11-19T07:01:47.134-08:00Thanks for checking in and sorry it took so long t...Thanks for checking in and sorry it took so long to get the comment published, Blogger wasn't notifying me about comments for several months. You can drop a link to your blog here, if you'd like.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-43249430525162086862018-10-14T13:18:23.241-07:002018-10-14T13:18:23.241-07:00crkfreelancer here; and I've decided to reacti...crkfreelancer here; and I've decided to reactivate my blogspot. Have a little news about dredging stuff, as well as the completed story of my father's experience being shipwrecked on the Bering Sea in 1923 while headed for Nome to design a dredge for their gold fields. I know this is jumping in the middle of another discussion but thought you should know I'm alive and well and will work at redesigning my blog site as quickly as possible. Meanwhile, I wish you all well who are keeping the dredging history alive for now! Ciao.TravelBudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723961907351046870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-44129047019752680472017-01-28T16:13:54.496-08:002017-01-28T16:13:54.496-08:00Richa8, thanks for adding info about the Yankee Fo...Richa8, thanks for adding info about the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge. I'd love to take the tour some time, though I don't make it up to Idaho that often. Maybe the next time I drive to Alaska I'll stop by... :-)Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-60566808550473335252017-01-28T11:49:02.412-08:002017-01-28T11:49:02.412-08:00I cant believe all this about dredges and not a me...I cant believe all this about dredges and not a mention of the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge in central Idaho. This dredge ran from 1940 to 1952. It is a metal dredge and hydraulic operated. 2 Ingersol Rand 7 cyl. diesel engines provide the power. It is a bucket line dredge with 71 8cu ft buckets. We do tours on the dredge from Memorial weekend to Labor day. See more about the dredge at www.yankeeforkdredge.com or check out our facebook site. facebook.com/YankeeForkGoldDredgeRicha8https://www.blogger.com/profile/14700390881013508349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-7725140315477331742015-10-29T19:01:50.109-07:002015-10-29T19:01:50.109-07:00Thanks, Andrew. I updated the post. And I'm wa...Thanks, Andrew. I updated the post. And I'm way behind on trying to keep up with dead links! Seems like that has become a sisyphean task.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-83350969070784629722015-10-29T10:26:19.049-07:002015-10-29T10:26:19.049-07:00Unfortunately, About.com wiped out ten years of bl...Unfortunately, About.com wiped out ten years of blog posts after they let me go, so my post has vanished. Fortunately, I inserted <a href="http://geology.about.com/od/geology_ca/ig/California-Central-Valley/yubadredge.htm" rel="nofollow">a photo and a brief bit of text</a> into my Central Valley tour.Andrew Alden, Oakland Geology bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17369367151045054784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-58727356749801925622015-10-26T08:03:16.774-07:002015-10-26T08:03:16.774-07:00Thanks for commenting. I'm always amazed how t...Thanks for commenting. I'm always amazed how this is one of my most active posts! :-)Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-69469943299179854872015-10-25T13:15:17.352-07:002015-10-25T13:15:17.352-07:00I worked on dredge 21 in 88/89 it was a great expe...I worked on dredge 21 in 88/89 it was a great experience. shred1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13954578453653016835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-10263219839952568212014-12-11T13:35:05.600-08:002014-12-11T13:35:05.600-08:00Thanks, Anonymous. It's interesting to keep ge...Thanks, Anonymous. It's interesting to keep getting updates here from people interested in the old dredges.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-39624136877710334792014-12-03T22:43:04.393-08:002014-12-03T22:43:04.393-08:00One of the dredges (17 0r 21) was operating in the...One of the dredges (17 0r 21) was operating in the early 1970's. The dredging operation was bought by Arthur Silbert and managed by my father-in-law Frank Andres. I believe that this company may have taken over the operation from Mr. Brophy.<br /><br />The one dredge which was not in operation at that time did have a lot of owls on it.<br /><br />I spent many hours on one of the dredges watching the whole operation work. After the mercury covered plate was removed from the dredge - it was interesting to see how the gold retort process worked and it was fun to hold a real bar of gold in my hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-47312241042932696322014-06-09T04:49:20.154-07:002014-06-09T04:49:20.154-07:00I'll have to remember to put this on the list ...I'll have to remember to put this on the list to stop by next time I drive up or down the valley. Awaiting your picture links!Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-61966871885486443152014-06-08T18:04:00.610-07:002014-06-08T18:04:00.610-07:00the city of oroville is putting the bucket near a ...the city of oroville is putting the bucket near a park in and near the off ramp of highway 70... one of the off ramp islands... i've got some pix. i'll put them and come back and post a link.phhttp://paulahendricks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-52707045413322250672013-06-20T15:57:14.484-07:002013-06-20T15:57:14.484-07:00Thanks SF ... I will leave her message there and h...Thanks SF ... I will leave her message there and hope for the best.John Haakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519794221417670294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-75338414384200661372013-06-20T04:29:50.664-07:002013-06-20T04:29:50.664-07:00John, not sure how to get a hold of CRK or "R...John, not sure how to get a hold of CRK or "Romie", but she had a blog here: http://crkfreelancer.blogspot.com/ - it doesn't look very active.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-48645310535280439092013-06-18T09:57:42.048-07:002013-06-18T09:57:42.048-07:00Thank you all for sharing some history. My father...Thank you all for sharing some history. My father worked there from 1949 until they closed down ... maybe into 1970 based on my memory. He was Vince "Bud" Haak, a mining engineer in the three person office in Hammonton. The noisiest thing I ever heard, until a Jimi Hendrix concert, was that dredge! My father died in 2004 so I have lost his memories but maybe some notes can be found. If there still is a documentary being made, maybe I can find something in our memorabilia to add to it. I certainly would like to see it and get a copy for our family.John Haakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13519794221417670294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-42482164705133583442012-07-15T13:57:08.307-07:002012-07-15T13:57:08.307-07:00Thanks, SF... PH's website goes in circles :-)...Thanks, SF... PH's website goes in circles :-) Guess she has many irons in the fire so to speak! However, you were kind to follow up with the suggestion. Greatly appreciated.<br />"Romie" was my Dad's nickname used by friends in the industry...TravelBudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723961907351046870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-51843386168943379262012-07-15T08:53:56.188-07:002012-07-15T08:53:56.188-07:00Glad you found some clues for your documentary, Ro...Glad you found some clues for your documentary, Romie. You can reach Paula, in case she's not listening here, by following her profile link to her webpage.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-58845495656987594772012-07-14T20:39:49.177-07:002012-07-14T20:39:49.177-07:00Paula... I just remembered. That superintendent...Paula... I just remembered. That superintendent's name was Cecil Brophy. Dad spoke of him often. Does it ring a bell?<br />RomieTravelBudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723961907351046870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-57820049401145759562012-07-14T20:19:58.958-07:002012-07-14T20:19:58.958-07:00Interested to find this site online. My Dad was sa...Interested to find this site online. My Dad was sales mgr for Yuba for over 30 yrs. Have been doing research for a personal family documentary. He designed dredges then moved into sales.<br /><br />Thanks for some "clues"... I plan to dig further...<br />RomieTravelBudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723961907351046870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-75166373238774291692012-03-22T08:39:07.019-07:002012-03-22T08:39:07.019-07:00Interesting history, Paula, and neat that you are ...Interesting history, Paula, and neat that you are donating a bucket to Oroville, The name brophy sounds familiar to me, although I don't know why, maybe I heard it on the tour those many years ago.<br /><br />Will the bucket be in an Oroville museum?Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-41800146849139837352012-03-17T22:52:57.194-07:002012-03-17T22:52:57.194-07:00nice to find this. i'm in the process of givin...nice to find this. i'm in the process of giving one of the buckets to the city of oroville... i think the bucket came from #17, when the old superintendent (brophy?) gave it to my dad, who worked in the gold fields when he was young. i'm the great-grand-daughter of WP Hammon. and my dad's side of the family were hydraulic miners and his father was born in cherokee. really interesting stuff. thanks.<br />paula hendricksphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01916516716295413925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-7553109481410741702011-05-04T15:01:34.716-07:002011-05-04T15:01:34.716-07:00Thanks for the links, Howard. All these dredges ar...Thanks for the links, Howard. All these dredges are pretty interesting! I'd like to visit some one of the park dredges sometime, though I don't have any immediate plans.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8693614218792476252.post-58861867323868087592011-04-29T16:14:59.620-07:002011-04-29T16:14:59.620-07:00Very interesting! Your Google Earth image reminded...Very interesting! Your Google Earth image reminded me of the dredge tailings I saw back in 1980 on the Klondike River at Dawson City, Yukon, when I was working as a summer student for a mining company. I was astonished by the miles of tailings all along the Klondike Highway east of Dawson. In fact, the Google Earth image of the Dawson dredge tailings looks very much like the Yuba image in its overall size and shape. The Dawson tailings area is centred around 64.040259 deg N, -139.308642 deg W.<br /><br />Apparently the Klondike dredging was mostly done by "Dredge No. 4" which operated from 1913 to 1959, with several rebuilds. It was abandoned in 1960 along Bonanza Creek and later restored as a tourist attraction/National Historic Site by Parks Canada. You can see it on Google Earth at 63.943446 N, -139.334879 W. According to several internet pages I found, it was "the biggest wooden-hulled floating dredge in North America". There are a couple of pages worth reading:<br /><br />http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/lhn-nhs/yt/klondike/natcul/natcul-dn4/natcul1.aspx<br /><br />and<br /><br />http://www.maritime.org/conf/conf-murphy.htm<br /><br />The latter has a good history of Dredge No. 4 and describes the restoration project in detail.<br /><br />There are various photos of Dredge No. 4 which you can see by Googling.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />--HowardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com