PRIDE OF THE MITTA MITTA SLUICING CLAIM
DARTMOUTH ROAD MITTA MITTA, TOWONG SHIRE
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PRIDE OF THE MITTA MITTA SLUICING CLAIM - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
Diggers first tried their luck at Callaghan's Creek in 1853. The water-race (or 'ditch') used by the Pride of the Mitta Mitta sluicing claim from 1884 was originally cut for an earlier sluicing operation in about 1873. The race was eight miles long. In 1884, the Pride of the Mitta Mitta Co. put the race in working order, constructed a dam where it 'headed' on Callaghan's Creek, and put pipes in place for hydraulic sluicing of the 'boulder terraces'. The company had its first 'wash-up' in mid-1885—with what result the mining registrar could not say. By 1887, over an acre of ground had been worked and future mining operations were expected to extend southwards, in which direction a continuation of payable wash was indicated. The depth of the sluiced face in the claim was 25 ft.Heritage Inventory Description
PRIDE OF THE MITTA MITTA SLUICING CLAIM - Heritage Inventory Description
Site marked by a massive sluiced face extending along the southern side of the Dart Mouth Road. At the base of the sluiced face is a more-or-less continuous stacked pebble dump, which is linked to several very deep tail races. The sluiced terrace is quite a height above the river, and is covered with tea-tree.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional. The site has scientific significance because of the intactness and the size of the sluiced face, clearly conveying the extent of the sluicing activity.
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PRIDE OF THE MITTA MITTA SLUICING CLAIMVictorian Heritage Inventory
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