Gold Sluice - Aquamarine And White Gold - Gold Market History
Gold Sluice
- An artificial water channel for carrying off overflow or surplus water
- (in gold mining) A channel or trough constructed with grooves into which a current of water is directed in order to separate gold from the sand or gravel containing it
- pour as if from a sluice; "An aggressive tide sluiced across the barrier reef"
- A sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, esp. one in a lock gate
- conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
- irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"
- An alloy of this
- coins made of gold
- made from or covered with gold; "gold coins"; "the gold dome of the Capitol"; "the golden calf"; "gilded icons"
- amber: a deep yellow color; "an amber light illuminated the room"; "he admired the gold of her hair"
- A yellow precious metal, the chemical element of atomic number 79, valued esp. for use in jewelry and decoration, and to guarantee the value of currencies
- A deep lustrous yellow or yellow-brown color
Robert Titus Gold Sluice
Gold sluice, Robert Titus farm, Brushy Creek, Clermont County. 1933.
From the Robert Titus Jr. collection. This sluice was located at the confluence of Brushy Creek and Stonelick Creek. As a boy (1975) I remember seeing the small gage trolley tracks sticking out from the creek bank when I had "the fever." Best viewed large
1935-00-00 Temple Bar Mining Company gold sluicing at Temple Bar
Temple Bar Mining Company gold sluicing at Temple Bar, Colorado River, Arizona
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