tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327981895552531997.post1252350944730158611..comments2024-03-23T11:23:31.674+13:00Comments on Through a different lens - 365: Goldfields water cannondoodles n daydreamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13489851609110132969noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327981895552531997.post-49597010493912255612016-02-04T10:04:22.694+13:002016-02-04T10:04:22.694+13:00H Anne, I've added to my post explaining a bit...H Anne, I've added to my post explaining a bit more. It was used on the goldfields for sluicing.doodles n daydreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489851609110132969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327981895552531997.post-68952519563110309102016-02-04T10:03:13.845+13:002016-02-04T10:03:13.845+13:00Hi Tom. Yes, the water cannon is situated in Lawre...Hi Tom. Yes, the water cannon is situated in Lawrence which was the site of a big goldrush in the 1860's. My guess is that is was used for sluicing. I've added a little more to my post to make it more understandable.<br />Yep, two of those and you could have a grea water fight.doodles n daydreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13489851609110132969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327981895552531997.post-47458807492510622342016-02-04T04:28:51.862+13:002016-02-04T04:28:51.862+13:00Fascinating! But what in the world was this used f...Fascinating! But what in the world was this used for?Anne (cornucopia)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18397114017003817397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1327981895552531997.post-38800280733521638552016-02-04T04:05:06.122+13:002016-02-04T04:05:06.122+13:00Diana, what a massive "squirt gun" you c...Diana, what a massive "squirt gun" you could have quite the water fight with this thing. My google search came up that this baby was perhaps used in mining. Correct? Well this is a new one for me. Thanks for sharing and I look forward to what you find next.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082494067802628837noreply@blogger.com