I love that this one is just up the road from my house and that I’ve had the opportunity to walk around inside during the winter when the water was frozen. We have amazing history here in Madison County and in the Madison Valley. Thank you for sharing this!
Shanna, many thanks for viewing and commenting. Yes, our state has AMAZING history. I am learning more and more with each Montana book I read. It also helps to get out and capture some of our artifacts that make up our historical past. Who knows how long Mother Nature will allow them to stand. Thanks again for your comments! Dave in Missoula.
Hi Shauna Same question I sent to David: Can you please tell me if the Peggy Gold Dredge is located on the Washington Bar near Saw Log Creek? Please see link below. Also, could you please tell me how to go about contacting the land owner to visit? My email is janimo19@gmail.com Thank you! Jan Saw Log Creek Topo Map, Madison County MT (Maltbys Mound Area) www.topozone.com/montana/madison-mt/stream/saw-log-creek-2
Lynn, I feel fortunate to live in western Montana and to have the skillset needed to capture, edit and share images of these historic relicts of the past. Many thanks for viewing and for your comments. Dave.
Kevin, what is also amazing is that this area has not experienced a forest fire! One forest fire sweeping down from a lightning strike some hot, summer day would totally wipe out this dredge. This is one of the reasons I wanted to capture this dredge before it was gone forever. As it is, Mother Nature is working hard trying to reclaim this dredge. I would give it 20 more years and it will be sitting at the bottom of the dredge pond. Thanks again for viewing and commenting. Dave in Montana.
Larry, I am pleased that this video has brought back fond memories for you. When filming on these locations I feel a connection to those who lived, built and worked in these areas. Thanks for viewing and commenting. Dave.
Richard, I love textures and small details; good catch on the silhouette! This was one of my first aerial videos and I was extremely nervous flying over the dredge! I knew if I crashed my aircraft I could not recover it due to the water and the condition of the dredge! Well, the aircraft and video survived, thank goodness! Thanks for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it. Dave.
University of Alaska Fairbanks, History of USSR (United States Smelting and Refining Co.) THE GOLDEN YEARS. Fairbanks Exploration Company. I worked on Dredge 8, the one that sunk.
Dave when I see these Gold Dredges it make me think back to when they built these all the planing 1 piece at a time and then seeing them in person is just mine boggling .p.s. did you know that there were way smaller versions of these made to get in tight areas they where called doodlebugs about the size of a medium box truck roughly .Seen lots of pictures of them .P.s. In Oregon there are 2 state parks of the larger Gold Dredges where you can go on board that are intact and a ranger will tell how they worked .Great video well it is getting late ⛏️🏆🤔thank you again p.s.I have seen of these monsters in-person take care ⛏️🤔
Thanks! I spend a lot of time looking for the right music to help set the scene. Sometimes it works, sometimes not! Thanks again for your comment. Dave.
So sad this place is left to fall apart. So much effort was spent building this structure, and all the equipment rusting was so expensive.. now it all just sits there, slowly collapsing into nothing. Thank you David for preserving this on film so that people like me can watch it and know that it exists/existed. :)
In 1938 the Gold Creek Mining Company installed an electrically powered, connected-bucket dredge on Washington Bar. The dredge, called The Peggy, operated each season from August 1938 to November 1942. During the five years of operation a total of 9,182 fine ounces of gold was recovered (Winchell 1914; Lyden 1948).
I am currently using an iPad Air 10” diagonal tablet with my DJI Phantom Advanced. I built a hood that goes over the screen when I am shooting in bright sunlight. I find the phones are too small for my fat fingers! Thanks for asking! Dave.
I was looking at Google maps to locate this dredge yesterday. I came across your video of one near Pioneer/Gold Creek. I spotted that one. Can you give me a hint on where the one is on the Madison River?
@@davidegg22 oh so you can't just go down to the dredge and take pictures and hang out and you know prospect without getting private permission okay I got you
They probably extracted all the gold they could economically find. From my description: "In 1938 the Gold Creek Mining Company installed an electrically powered, connected-bucket dredge on Washington Bar. The dredge, called The Peggy, operated each season from August, 1938 to November, 1942. During the five years of operation a total of 9,182 fine ounces of gold was recovered (Winchell 1914; Lyden 1948)." Thanks for watching and asking. Dave.
+davidegg22 Great stuff Dave, really interesting makes you wonder what it would have been like to see it in its heyday. I don't know if you have seen the Discovery program Gold Rush but they show an old dredge packed up, moved and resurrected. Here's a snapshot: ua-cam.com/video/bdFXR9eXRxs/v-deo.html
kellyr95 I have not watched "Gold Rush" but must. Many people have suggested it. Yes, these monsters must have been wonderful to watch. A bit noisy I would expect, but fun to watch as with any earth moving equipment! Thanks for viewing my video and commenting! Dave.
Kenny, thanks for watching! I would expect the chances of mining in this area would be next to none. The Peggy is located on private land and is not open to the public. Dave in Montana.
Kenny Pierson 9,182 oz. gold was extracted In five years of operation (1938-42). The Peggy was owned by the Gold Creek Mining Company. They ran a number of dredges in Montana, ua-cam.com/video/kbXYY-5KRQQ/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/cjCMaV0nE08/v-deo.html before it became unprofitable (and the gold ran out). Thanks for asking! Dave.
That's awesome. Makes me wonder too, a lot of dredges were shut down as WW2 needed men to fight. They were still producing gold when they shut down so the next common sense guess is there's still gold left. Kind of surprised to that labor wasn't brought in. Now days if there was a military draft a dredge owner would just fill the slot with south of the border labor (which they would probably do anyways). Gets the mind turning, but wow almost 10Koz of gold, that's amazing.
I love that this one is just up the road from my house and that I’ve had the opportunity to walk around inside during the winter when the water was frozen. We have amazing history here in Madison County and in the Madison Valley. Thank you for sharing this!
Shanna, many thanks for viewing and commenting. Yes, our state has AMAZING history. I am learning more and more with each Montana book I read. It also helps to get out and capture some of our artifacts that make up our historical past. Who knows how long Mother Nature will allow them to stand. Thanks again for your comments! Dave in Missoula.
Hi Shauna
Same question I sent to David:
Can you please tell me if the Peggy Gold Dredge is located on the Washington Bar near Saw Log Creek? Please see link below. Also, could you please tell me how to go about contacting the land owner to visit? My email is janimo19@gmail.com
Thank you!
Jan
Saw Log Creek Topo Map, Madison County MT (Maltbys Mound Area)
www.topozone.com/montana/madison-mt/stream/saw-log-creek-2
Montana has so many old abandoned towns so interesting to see the history.
Lynn, I feel fortunate to live in western Montana and to have the skillset needed to capture, edit and share images of these historic relicts of the past. Many thanks for viewing and for your comments. Dave.
Abandoned machines like this are fascinating.... Amazing that is still together after 70 years!
Kevin, what is also amazing is that this area has not experienced a forest fire! One forest fire sweeping down from a lightning strike some hot, summer day would totally wipe out this dredge. This is one of the reasons I wanted to capture this dredge before it was gone forever. As it is, Mother Nature is working hard trying to reclaim this dredge. I would give it 20 more years and it will be sitting at the bottom of the dredge pond. Thanks again for viewing and commenting. Dave in Montana.
Gold dust under neath the hull?
Brings memories of my Father-in Law. ... he spent most his life mining.
Larry, I am pleased that this video has brought back fond memories for you. When filming on these locations I feel a connection to those who lived, built and worked in these areas. Thanks for viewing and commenting. Dave.
Silhouette of saw handle=owls head! Thanks Dave ! Another gem.
Richard, I love textures and small details; good catch on the silhouette! This was one of my first aerial videos and I was extremely nervous flying over the dredge! I knew if I crashed my aircraft I could not recover it due to the water and the condition of the dredge! Well, the aircraft and video survived, thank goodness! Thanks for watching and commenting! I really appreciate it. Dave.
University of Alaska Fairbanks, History of USSR (United States Smelting and Refining Co.) THE GOLDEN YEARS. Fairbanks Exploration Company. I worked on Dredge 8, the one that sunk.
Awesome comment. Hope you weren't the one responsible to keep Dredge 8 afloat!
Dave when I see these Gold Dredges it make me think back to when they built these all the planing 1 piece at a time and then seeing them in person is just mine boggling .p.s. did you know that there were way smaller versions of these made to get in tight areas they where called doodlebugs about the size of a medium box truck roughly .Seen lots of pictures of them .P.s. In Oregon there are 2 state parks of the larger Gold Dredges where you can go on board that are intact and a ranger will tell how they worked .Great video well it is getting late ⛏️🏆🤔thank you again p.s.I have seen of these monsters in-person take care ⛏️🤔
great video. love the music. and it is a hauntingly beautiful ruin.
Thanks! I spend a lot of time looking for the right music to help set the scene. Sometimes it works, sometimes not! Thanks again for your comment. Dave.
Awesome video great job and great quality. Thanks for sharing
ScootersBasement Thanks for viewing! I appreciate the feedback. It makes the extra hours of capture and editing worthwhile! Thanks again! Dave.
Love the history great video thanks for sharing
Raymond, I do appreciate your comments. I love to capture, edit and share my experiences. Thanks again! Dave.
Worked on one in the 70s in Fairbanks. Night man.
Sweet! I have never seen one in operation. These are quite the machines. Dave.
Stunning video !
Thanks! I appreciate it. Dave.
Few coats of paint and it'll be good as NEW!
So sad this place is left to fall apart. So much effort was spent building this structure, and all the equipment rusting was so expensive.. now it all just sits there, slowly collapsing into nothing. Thank you David for preserving this on film so that people like me can watch it and know that it exists/existed. :)
Thanks again! Dave. ps: The Peggy was hard to find, but the Mosier was right on the creek along side a county road.
Great video thanks for sharing!
Dean Olson Dean, thanks so much for watching and commenting. It was a fun shoot. Dave.
It would be cool to see someone restore it to functionality!
Now THAT would be exciting! At least restore it for tours. Thanks for commenting. Dave.
@@davidegg22 I know it's a long time. Put it back to work for gold
Really nice sir.
Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it. Dave.
Is it strange to say that this is beautiful!
Fascinating video. There looks like a large spoil area NE of the dredge. Did this dredge create all of that?
Charles, I believe you are correct. This dredge really worked this stream bed as seen from Google Earth. Dave.
In 1938 the Gold Creek Mining Company installed an electrically powered, connected-bucket dredge on Washington Bar. The dredge, called The Peggy, operated each season from August 1938 to November 1942. During the five years of operation a total of 9,182 fine ounces of gold was recovered (Winchell 1914; Lyden 1948).
Sad our history just sits there to rott away
Cool video, how's the owner if I may ask?
Watch USF The Golden Years. History of USSR Smelting and Refining Co.
Awesome. I will.
Just wondering what you use as a monitor for your drone, phone or tablet ? What brand ?
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I am currently using an iPad Air 10” diagonal tablet with my DJI Phantom Advanced. I built a hood that goes over the screen when I am shooting in bright sunlight. I find the phones are too small for my fat fingers! Thanks for asking! Dave.
Thanks Dave, much appreciated
hello where is the dredge located exactly? any creeks or roads its next to? also can you walk to it in land
Thank you
It is SW of Norris, MT. It is on private land and is not visible from county roads.
3:24 ah me spuds me square an me ol thumb wrench
Too funny! Thanks for the evening laugh! Dave.
davidegg22 , great video David thank you
If Tony Beets saw this one he would take it apart and bring it back to Alaska rebuild it and runn the hell out of it!!!
ghostdevill tony beets lives in canada not in alaska
Sell off parts to him
I was looking at Google maps to locate this dredge yesterday. I came across your video of one near Pioneer/Gold Creek. I spotted that one. Can you give me a hint on where the one is on the Madison River?
Dave, please send me a message and we will talk.
+davidegg22 message where?
+davidegg22 my email is mooredave47@gmail.com
Too bad they can't restore it like the one in Sumpter,Ore.
Where is this dredge located in Madison county what's the coordinates
It is on the Washington Bar, NW of McAllister. It is located on private land.
@@davidegg22 oh so you can't just go down to the dredge and take pictures and hang out and you know prospect without getting private permission okay I got you
What happened here ?!
They probably extracted all the gold they could economically find. From my description: "In 1938 the Gold Creek Mining Company installed an electrically powered, connected-bucket dredge on Washington Bar. The dredge, called The Peggy, operated each season from August, 1938 to November, 1942. During the five years of operation a total of 9,182 fine ounces of gold was recovered (Winchell 1914; Lyden 1948)." Thanks for watching and asking. Dave.
+davidegg22 Great stuff Dave, really interesting makes you wonder what it would have been like to see it in its heyday. I don't know if you have seen the Discovery program Gold Rush but they show an old dredge packed up, moved and resurrected. Here's a snapshot: ua-cam.com/video/bdFXR9eXRxs/v-deo.html
kellyr95 I have not watched "Gold Rush" but must. Many people have suggested it. Yes, these monsters must have been wonderful to watch. A bit noisy I would expect, but fun to watch as with any earth moving equipment! Thanks for viewing my video and commenting! Dave.
i understand operation held up by water rights issue
It would be nice to restore this dredge like they did at Sumpter, Oregon.
I hate tourist traps .
Let us pan man.
Can you mine around it? Like with a pan or small suction dredge? Cool vid btw
Kenny, thanks for watching! I would expect the chances of mining in this area would be next to none. The Peggy is located on private land and is not open to the public. Dave in Montana.
OIC, well it's still cool. Be neat to know how much gold it brought up. I mean just the fact someone invested the time and money....
Kenny Pierson 9,182 oz. gold was extracted In five years of operation (1938-42). The Peggy was owned by the Gold Creek Mining Company. They ran a number of dredges in Montana, ua-cam.com/video/kbXYY-5KRQQ/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/cjCMaV0nE08/v-deo.html before it became unprofitable (and the gold ran out). Thanks for asking! Dave.
That's awesome. Makes me wonder too, a lot of dredges were shut down as WW2 needed men to fight. They were still producing gold when they shut down so the next common sense guess is there's still gold left. Kind of surprised to that labor wasn't brought in. Now days if there was a military draft a dredge owner would just fill the slot with south of the border labor (which they would probably do anyways). Gets the mind turning, but wow almost 10Koz of gold, that's amazing.
I wonder if a person name joe bush worked theire
Junk.