IDENTIFICATION OF WOOD FROM THE REILING GOLD DREDGE, BRECKENRIDGE, COLORADO

Summary

Seven fragments of wood recovered from various locations on the wreck of the Reiling

Gold Dredge were submitted for identification. The Reiling Dredge was built in Golden,

Colorado, in 1904 and used to dredge Clear Creek, but was dismantled and taken to French

Gulch near Breckenridge, Colorado, in 1909. The dredge was in operation for 20 years before

it sank in a small pond. Identification of wood will provide information concerning lumber used

to construct various parts of the dredge.

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