A history marker at the intersection of California Rte. 3 and East Side Road notes that giant bucket dredges “turned the Trinity River upside down for (more than) … 50 years, leaving behind mounds of rock trailings.” One of them, the Trinity Dredge, was constructed in 1912 at the Blakemore Ranch and powered by electricity produced in Minersville by water from the Van Matre Ranch.

As It Was: Trinity Dredge Hauls in Over $2 Million in Gold

Colorful vignettes dedicated to the regional history of Southern Oregon and Northern California. As It Was is an all volunteer effort -- produced by Raymond Scully and narrated by Shirley Patton in partnership with writers from the Southern Oregon Historical Society.If you have a writing background and would like to submit an As It Was essay for consideration, email your written piece to mrkrt@ashlandhome.net.A collection of As It Was essays is available in a high-quality paperback book at the JPR Online Store. Each episode is also available below.

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