The Wapiti Mining Company's automatic dam is open on the south Swan River, north of Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1896.
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View of the north side of Farncomb Hill and the Wapiti Mining Company mining operations. Photograph was taken from Brewery Hill, with Mount Guyot and Bald Mountain in the background. East of Breckenridge, Colorado. Undated.
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The Wapiti Mining Company's automatic dam, circa 1895. The dam controlled the flow of water in the South Swan River, north of Breckenridge, Colorado.
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Wapiti Mining Company's mining operations in American Gulch below Farncomb Hill, near Breckenridge, Colorado. An hydraulic pipe with high pressure nozzle (called a "Giant") drives gravel from the tree-cleared hillside. The Victoria Gold Mining Company's mill, built in 1888, is in view on the left. Circa 1895.
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Photograph taken by Otto Westerman for the Wapiti Mining Company circa 1896. Shows the view of the Great Flume on Farncomb Hill above American Gulch, six miles east of Breckenridge, Colorado. The buildings of Dog Town can be seen below. This area was known for its crystallized gold.
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Abandoned log building on Farncomb Hill, in the Upper Swan River Valley near Breckenridge, Colorado. Circa 1930s-1940s. The building once housed the Wapiti post office, granted in 1894.
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