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Photographer: Minnilusa Pioneer Museum
Caption: Marker detail: gold panning
Additional Description: Between 1875 and 1877, thousands of gold seekers entered the Black Hills illegally. The region was quickly becoming a major hub for western mining. Most everyone tried their luck in a nearby creek or stream.

Nearly every stream witnessed a gold panner in the late 1870s. A well-trained seeker could work a pan of dirt in about 15 minutes. Yet, their rewards of gold flakes were few and far between.
Submitted: August 10, 2018, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Database Locator Identification Number: p439522
File Size: 1.261 Megabytes

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