Glossary of Mining Terms – Page 2 – Legends of America
Dry Diggings – Earth excavated in the summer and held to be washed in winter, when water was more plentiful.. Dry Washing – Fine soil blown away, leaving the gold.. Drywasher – A common desert mining tool similar to a highbanker but doesn''t need operates by the use of wind. The light junk material is blown off the top of the sluice in the drywasher and the gold stays on the ...