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LONG POINT SLUICING CLAIM
DARTMOUTH ROAD MITTA MITTA, TOWONG SHIRE
LONG POINT SLUICING CLAIM
DARTMOUTH ROAD MITTA MITTA, TOWONG SHIRE
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LONG POINT SLUICING CLAIM - History
Heritage Inventory History of Site:
The Long Point Sluicing Co. commenced work on constructing their water race in 1884. It was late 1887 before sluicing was in full swing at the company's ground on the upper Mitta Mitta. Sluicing with giant nozzles ('on the latest Californian principle') was introduced the following year
The Long Gully claim (like the Pride of the Mitta) was situated in what Stirling called the 'boulder terraces', the oldest of the Tertiary geological deposits in the Mitta Mitta area.Heritage Inventory Description
LONG POINT SLUICING CLAIM - Heritage Inventory Description
This site is marked by a massive sluiced face, together with stacked pebble dumps and numerous tail races. Workings are covered by tea-tree.
Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional. The site has scientific significance because of its intactness.
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LONG POINT SLUICING CLAIMVictorian Heritage Inventory
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