Near North Columbia in Nevada County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Shoot (Chute) Hill

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 3, 2011

1. Shoot (Chute) Hill Marker

Inscription. Local historians relate that water from high mountain lakes flowed thru a 500’ wooden ‘chute’ which led to a huge square tank or pressure box behind Campsite 29. Here it entered a 3’ pipe reduced to gain pressure to 2’, then down hill 200’ to the hydraulic monitors at the mine.

Erected 1971 by E Clampus Vitus, Wm. Bull Meek – Wm. Morris Stewart, No. 10 (re-dedicated 1979).

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list.

Location. 39° 22.51′ N, 120° 54.227′ W. Marker is near North Columbia, California, in Nevada County. It can be reached from North Bloomfield Road. The marker is located opposite Camp Site #28 at the Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park's Chute Hill Campground. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 24126 North Bloomfield Road, Nevada City CA 95959, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s Sierra Nevada.

It is also in the American Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alvin Stevens Trivelpiece (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Humbug/North Bloomfield Cemetery (approx. half a mile away); North Bloomfield School (approx. half a mile away); Giant (approx.

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half a mile away); Malakoff Diggins Clampicnic Area (approx. half a mile away); St. Columncille's Church (approx. 0.6 miles away); North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company (approx. 0.7 miles away); North Bloomfield Drain Tunnel (approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North Columbia.

More about this marker. Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park is located approximately 22 miles north of Nevada City off of State Highway 49.

Also see . . .
1. Hydraulic Mining - Wikipedia. (Submitted on June 22, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)
2. Gold Fever, Giant Gold Machines - Hydraulic Mining. (Submitted on June 22, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California.)

Additional keywords. Malakoff Diggings State Historical Park, Hydraulic Mining

Photographed by Barry Swackhamer, June 3, 2011

2. Shoot (Chute) Hill Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 22, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 627 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 22, 2011, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.