Hydraulic mining operation on Nome Beach, September 23, 1904

• Main Author: Nowell, Frank H., 1864-1950
• Other Authors: University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 1904
• Subjects: Gold mines and mining > Alaska > Nome; Gold miners > Alaska > Nome; Hydraulic mining > Alaska > Nome; The Beaches; Nome; Alaska
• Online Access: http://cdm16786.contentdm.oclc.org:80/cdm/ref/collection/nowell/id/35

Caption on image: 1199. Nowell, 1904. On verso of image: Hydraulic mine on Nome Beach, Sept. 23, 1904 In June 1899, gold was found on the beaches of Nome, and by August, a number of men were prospecting the beaches. The news of the gold strike was carried to the States that winter and in early summe...