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What is a Windlass used for in goldfields?
The windlass was one of the slower methods of mining for gold. Two people were required to operate it, one at the surface and one in the mine shaft. The person in the shaft filled a bucket with potential gold-bearing soil and rocks, and the person on the surface operated the windlass to wind up the bucket. The contents of the bucket were then sorted through, perhaps in a cradle or a pan.
When you use a windlass to raise a bucket from a well what is the gain?
gain in effort
When did gold miners use the shaft and windlass?
1849- California Gold Rush!
What is the font used in the Percy Jackson series?
The title font is Windlass but the actual content of the novel is written in point 13 Centaur MT.
What is a windlass made of?
Windlass is made of a bucket,rope,and a long piece of straight, round, strong timber
What did the people on the goldfields do to keep clean?
use old water to wash
How successful was the windlass in 1850?
The windlass was not very successful in the 1850's because it only went into a hole...That is all
What is a windlass used for in the 1930?
A windlass is used to move heavy weights - and is sometimes used on boats to raise an anchor.
What were the names of the goldfields?
another name for the goldfields
What tools did the Chinese people use on the Australian goldfields?
They used boat to navigate
What happened if there were no rules in the goldfields?
There mustn't have been goldfields.
Who invented the Windlass?
The Chinese, or differential, windlass was invented in 1582.
