tinpan
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A place called "Dispair"
Hustler Extended Mining Company in 1881 expanded its mining lease to 12 square mines. At the Westly end of the lease was a small irish settlement.The first name given i don,t know,not all names given in first a alluvial gold rush [1852] are remembered.The settlement was made of about 13 families. Some 80 people, the men worked at the local Moon mine, which was fully industrialized {steam engine boilers and crushing battery and poppet head} The reef the miners worked often only produces low grade gold returns.At times there was not consistant employment.These folk were real poor.Within 3 years of the start of the settlement 37 children add died from the various epidemics of the time.
Tuberculosis, diptheria and others.Only 1 in 3 lived to 5 years old thats a high mortally rate.Poor conditions and the lack of medicial advancement of time a factor too.The miners themself had to deal with the hazards of mining too. The grave yard located about 2 miles away is where most rest now.Most of buildings and structures were freestanding timber shanties.Nothing remains now and the last people left here in about 1915.In the picture of the site you can clearly see the regrowth against the older trees in the back ground.
i went to this site late Sunday and found a few interesting relics but no luck with coins.Surely they couldn,t have been that poor or may be where.
tinpan
Hustler Extended Mining Company in 1881 expanded its mining lease to 12 square mines. At the Westly end of the lease was a small irish settlement.The first name given i don,t know,not all names given in first a alluvial gold rush [1852] are remembered.The settlement was made of about 13 families. Some 80 people, the men worked at the local Moon mine, which was fully industrialized {steam engine boilers and crushing battery and poppet head} The reef the miners worked often only produces low grade gold returns.At times there was not consistant employment.These folk were real poor.Within 3 years of the start of the settlement 37 children add died from the various epidemics of the time.
Tuberculosis, diptheria and others.Only 1 in 3 lived to 5 years old thats a high mortally rate.Poor conditions and the lack of medicial advancement of time a factor too.The miners themself had to deal with the hazards of mining too. The grave yard located about 2 miles away is where most rest now.Most of buildings and structures were freestanding timber shanties.Nothing remains now and the last people left here in about 1915.In the picture of the site you can clearly see the regrowth against the older trees in the back ground.
i went to this site late Sunday and found a few interesting relics but no luck with coins.Surely they couldn,t have been that poor or may be where.
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Are you sure it was two miles away or 2 feet!! HAHA...anyway, very nice bottle very cool!!
