Nuggets
Subtitle: [the greatest natural sluice in America]
Publisher: Virginia City Mining Company
Published: 1932
Place of publication: Butte, Mont
Language: eng
Subjects: Gold mines and mining; Virginia City Mining Company
Other titles: Greatest natural sluice in America
Notes: Cover title.

The existence of rich gold-bearing placers at the head of Alder Gulch was regarded as the "greatest natural sluice in America. In the late 19th century, Harvard University chose Alder Gulch to do research in the field of gold production. Their investigations led to the installation of a dredge at the lower end of the gulch which netted the University more than 80 million dollars over 15 years.