Bit of history please

[Jimmydolittle]

Our club will be demonstrating prospecting, panning to a Boy Scout troop this Monday. I plan to set up my highbanker to show the basics of capturing some cons. How did the piece of machinery get to be called "highbanker"? Thank you in advance.

 

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[russau]

SALUTE !

 

[Hoser John]

Simply because it was developed for a specific purpose-to work the high benches left along the mountainsides. Kudos-spread the fever-John

 

[arizau]

Simply because it was developed for a specific purpose-to work the high benches left along the mountainsides. Kudos-spread the fever-John

That ^^^^^ and, since it is away from a water source, it requires an independent water supply to run the sluice.

Have fun with the kids!

 

[Terry Soloman]

I was taught that the High banker, is the modern day equivalent of the gold rush era “Rocker box.” A good rocker box operator could move three-cubic yards (bank measure), per 10-hour shift. The high sided box on the rocker, gave rise to larger capacity and mechanized “high bankers,” meaning they were able to move twice the yardage.

 

[Jimmydolittle]

Great answers, that helps me understand the function of the equipment better.