Long Tom

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With a long tom, two men will ordinarily handle about five or six cubic yards in ten hours.

From The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines by Hoskin, Arthur J.

There was plenty of ground called poor ground that had much gold in it but could not be profitably worked with the rocker and long tom.

From Death Valley in '49 by Manly, William Lewis

Moving two of the nine-pounders across the deck, and cutting ports for them in the bulwarks, he brought five guns, in addition to his famous "long tom," to bear on the enemy.

From Gentlemen Rovers by Powell, E. Alexander (Edward Alexander)

Another plan used and a better and faster method, was to use what they called the long tom.

From A Trip to California in 1853 Recollections of a Gold Seeking Trip by Ox Train across the Plains and Mountains by an Old Illinois Pioneer by Bailey, Washington

The Creole boy learns that he, too, can work with pick, pan, cradle, rocker, at the long tom, sluice, and in the tunnel drift.

From The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance by Savage, Richard