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What To Look For On The Goldfields (New To Prospecting)
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<blockquote data-quote="Ryan27" data-source="post: 23145" data-attributes="member: 1074"><p>Puddlers were constructed after the turn of the century. A lot were used in the 1930 great depression gold rush. The government of the day, handed out basic tools (pans, picks, shovels, etc) with a weeks worth of allowence. There was no economy to speak of, no jobs. The old timers constructed these, they were lined with timber( there is a good example of a restored puddler by the lions club at Whroo field near Rushworth Vic.) a steel or timber post was placed in the centre with a timber beam (branch from a tree) was fixed across the post. A horse was tethered a one end and walked around the puddler. </p><p>The other end a large heavy object was tied.( often a tree stump )</p><p>Gold bearing clay was put into the puddler. The horse was told to giddy up, the stump would break the clay down. </p><p>The old timers usually took the pipe clay off the top of the mullock heaps of the alluvial diggings from the previous gold rush. (hence why you don't find a lot of pipe clay in old diggings Vic laying about)</p><p>The Chinese were the main owner operators of puddlers , dams , and water races. In the fields. They would charge a nominal fee for their service.</p><p>Puddlers were popular due to the want of water.</p><p>I hope this is of some help in explaining how these donuts in the ground worked. Basically they are very old wash plant.</p><p></p><p>Cheers Ryan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ryan27, post: 23145, member: 1074"] Puddlers were constructed after the turn of the century. A lot were used in the 1930 great depression gold rush. The government of the day, handed out basic tools (pans, picks, shovels, etc) with a weeks worth of allowence. There was no economy to speak of, no jobs. The old timers constructed these, they were lined with timber( there is a good example of a restored puddler by the lions club at Whroo field near Rushworth Vic.) a steel or timber post was placed in the centre with a timber beam (branch from a tree) was fixed across the post. A horse was tethered a one end and walked around the puddler. The other end a large heavy object was tied.( often a tree stump ) Gold bearing clay was put into the puddler. The horse was told to giddy up, the stump would break the clay down. The old timers usually took the pipe clay off the top of the mullock heaps of the alluvial diggings from the previous gold rush. (hence why you don't find a lot of pipe clay in old diggings Vic laying about) The Chinese were the main owner operators of puddlers , dams , and water races. In the fields. They would charge a nominal fee for their service. Puddlers were popular due to the want of water. I hope this is of some help in explaining how these donuts in the ground worked. Basically they are very old wash plant. Cheers Ryan [/QUOTE]
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