Farming and mining existed side by side in the lead region for many years. In this image, a miner has set up a wash place to "cradle" ore. The stream he uses flows through a pasture that has been fenced for cattle. A detail view of the miner's...
A miner washes ore in a stream with a "cradling" apparatus. From "A History of Mining in Iowa County" by Stanley T. Holland: ". . . wash places [were] built along the creeks. A forked post was set in the ground close to a dammed up pool in a...
