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Rock walls at Vic McLean's camp – likely built by Chinese laborers

Location: Duncans'/Etcetera/McLean Camp
Status: Live River
By: Unknown
Date: June 13, 1981
Description:

This wall was the back of an old ‘cabin’ (sometimes made of canvas, sometimes wood); the chimney remains are clear in this photo. Rock walls were stacked for paths and clearings, as gold mining took place in the river canyon in the later 1800s – mostly. Italian and Chinese miners were especially skilled at rock wall construction..

Keywords: Camp, Cultural, Geology
Format: Photograph
Collection: Vic McLean's Collection

Date uploaded: Apr 9, 2021
Date last modified: Apr 14, 2021