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*Snowstorm Dredge Info.*

Here are some photos of the Snowstorm Gold Dredge that's located in Fairplay Colorado.

Snowstorm Gold Dredge


This dredge was used between Fairplay and Alma aroud 1941 to the 1960's.


Bobinson Winches
This is a picture of the Bobinson winches. These were used to move the dredge.


Sluices
These are some of the sluices used to catch the gold. They cleaned approximately 50 pounds of gold every 3-4 days.


Snowstorm Gold Dredge
This is the last intact gold dredge left in Colorado. There are some amazeing stories behind this dredge for our history, but it still made "Colorado's Most Endangered Places List" for 2001. For more infomation on the Snowstorm Gold Dredge Click Here

All photos on this page of the Snowstorm Gold Dredge, were provided by Dan M. the Caretaker of the Nederland Mining Museum

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