A hydraulic mine wash on Silver Lake, near Camp Califorest. The picture was taken in July, 1926 and shows the vegetation that has occupied the cut and the alluvial fan since the abandonment of hydraulics about 25 years before. The species on the fan include all five of the region, with yellow pine predominating. All are stunted, and judging from one tree pulled up, have very wide reaching and shallow fibrous root system. Compare size of trees with man in the center foreground. 1926
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Description
Location: average distance Identification: exact ground location unclear, appears unknowable One person present, name unknown
Type
image
Identifier
fritz_metcalf-1879
Subject
Mines and mining - Effects on vegetation Lakes - Silver Lake (Calif.) Mines and mining Soil types Plumas County
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