Gold rush-era dredge at Chicken taken down

Tue, October 9, 2007 
Posted in Alaska News

Another piece of gold rush history is gone. The Bureau of Land Management has demolished an historic gold dredge at Chicken. The turn-of-the-century Wade Creek dredge was a popular stop for tour busses on the Taylor Highway, but B.L.M. spokesman Dog Stockdale says it had become a hazard.

Dan Bross, KUAC - Fairbanks

 
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