La Grange Mine
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The La Grange Mine is a former mine located in Trinity County, California
At one time it was the largest hydraulic mine in California
. Started operating in 1862, over 3,500,000 dollars of gold was extracted before it was closed down in 1918 due to rising costs of labor and steel after World War I
. The quality of gold was low so hydraulic mining
was used to take it from the ground
The name comes from the owner who bought it in 1893, the French baron Ernest de la Grange. He came from North of France with his wife (Clémentine de Chaumont Quitry) and his two children (Emilie and Amaury de la Grange)
Trinity County, California
Trinity County is a large, rugged and mountainous, heavily forested county located in the northwestern portion of the U.S. state of California, along the Trinity River and within the Salmon/Klamath Mountains. It covers an area of over two million acres , and as of the 2010 census its population...
At one time it was the largest hydraulic mine in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Started operating in 1862, over 3,500,000 dollars of gold was extracted before it was closed down in 1918 due to rising costs of labor and steel after World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
. The quality of gold was low so hydraulic mining
Hydraulic mining
Hydraulic mining, or hydraulicking, is a form of mining that uses high-pressure jets of water to dislodge rock material or move sediment. In the placer mining of gold or tin, the resulting water-sediment slurry is directed through sluice boxes to remove the gold.-Precursor - ground...
was used to take it from the ground
The name comes from the owner who bought it in 1893, the French baron Ernest de la Grange. He came from North of France with his wife (Clémentine de Chaumont Quitry) and his two children (Emilie and Amaury de la Grange)