Deveril, Herbert, 1840-1911 :Gabriel's Gully, Otago

Photograph of Gabriel's Gully taken probably in the 1870s by Herbert Deveril of Wellington.

Other prints of this image are at PA7-45-08 and PA7-45-40. It is unclear from which print the copy negative was taken.

Inscriptions: Mount verso - centre - Gold Workings at the Blue Spur, Gabriel's Gully, Tuapeka, Otago, New Zealand. A large portion of the Blue Spur, at the head of Gabriel's Gully, is simply sluiced with water brought by means of races for a distance of 29 miles. As much as 3 tons of powder is often used at a time for blasting and shaking the ground previous to the water being brought on to it. Some of the stuff is crushed, and there are several batteries of stampers worked by turbine wheels. The tailings from the Blue Spur washing have already covered the bottom of Gabriel's Gully, one of the first and richest diggings in Otago, with upwards of 100 feet depth of gravel.

Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s).

Physical Description: Albumen print 238 x 350 mm mounted on paper same size