arrastra

He was found near the arrastra, just like the others.

Changeling Galenorn, Yasmine 2007

Anyway, the other commonality is that they were found out by the arrastra in Pinnacle Creek.

Changeling Galenorn, Yasmine 2007

The faint outline of the arrastra sat in the middle of the stream.

Changeling Galenorn, Yasmine 2007

Nota futurista a la Nota aclaratoria: la culpa será de algún blogger y/o de algún hacker y/o de algún “buscador de internet que arrastra hacia la red”.

Think Progress » Former President Bush Blames ‘Bloggers’ for ‘Ugly’ Political Climate 2006

Thus it will probably be found practicable to crush dry and amalgamate semi-dry by passing the material in the form of a thin pasty mass to a settler, as in the old South American arrastra, and, by slowly stirring, recover the mercury, and with it the bulk of the gold.

Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students

In South America the arrastra is still used, which is simply the application of horse or mule power to the stone-grinding process, with use of mercury.

Getting Gold: a practical treatise for prospectors, miners and students

A curious mill, called an arrastra, ground the grain between two heavy stones.

Stories of California Ella M. Sexton

Desde los más cultos centros de población hasta las aldeas más desconocidas se arrastra silenciosa

The Woman and the Right to Vote Rafael Palma 1906

Hereabout are some strips of tillage and the headgates that dam up the creek for the village weirs; upstream you catch the growl of the arrastra.

The Little Town of the Grape Vines 1903

Hereabouts are some strips of tillage and the headgates that dam up the creek for the village weirs; upstream you catch the growl of the arrastra.

The Land of Little Rain 1903