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Christopher
October 25, 2023
Cycling
The Hanging Flume was an open water chute, also called a flume that was built by the Montrose Placer Mining Company back in the 1800s. If you are not into history, you can still enjoy the view of the river surrounded by green banks and red sandstone rocks.
John Davies
March 29, 2021
Cycling
The Hanging Flume was built in the 1880s to facilitate hydraulic mining of placer deposits along the Dolores River. Construction of the Hanging Flume took three years, beginning in 1887. Approximately 24 workers participated in the build, suspended from ropes onto the cliff face. The
actual wooden flume was 6 feet wide and 4 feet deep. When in use, it conveyed 80,000,000 gallons of water each day. The flume was only used for three years before being abandoned because most of the gold was unrecoverable. Investors only made $80,000 after investing over
$1,000,000 into the mine and associated engineering works.
actual wooden flume was 6 feet wide and 4 feet deep. When in use, it conveyed 80,000,000 gallons of water each day. The flume was only used for three years before being abandoned because most of the gold was unrecoverable. Investors only made $80,000 after investing over
$1,000,000 into the mine and associated engineering works.
John Davies
March 29, 2021
Cycling
You can see the remaining structure of the flume in the photo.
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Cycle the Hanging Flume via Tabeguache Preserve, a moderate 15.5-mile route with 879 feet of gain, featuring historic flume views and canyon
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