Hanging Flume 2
Cliffside flumes were developed in California, using trestles and brackets (called bents) at regular intervals to support the flume box.[2] The flume connected with a six mile long ditch, both designed to provide water for miners in the San Juan MountainsConstruction of the Hanging Flume took three years, beginning in 1887. Approximately 24 workers participated in the build, suspended from ropes onto the cliff face. A derrick may also have been used.[2] The construction used 1.8 million board feet of lumber and ended up with a total cost over $100,000. of Colorado.
Hanging Flume 2
Cliffside flumes were developed in California, using trestles and brackets (called bents) at regular intervals to support the flume box.[2] The flume connected with a six mile long ditch, both designed to provide water for miners in the San Juan MountainsConstruction of the Hanging Flume took three years, beginning in 1887. Approximately 24 workers participated in the build, suspended from ropes onto the cliff face. A derrick may also have been used.[2] The construction used 1.8 million board feet of lumber and ended up with a total cost over $100,000. of Colorado.