Chestatee River Diving Bell Dahlonega, Georgia
1875 Gold Mining Chestatee River Diving Bell Unveiling Ceremony - November 2012
A rare piece of gold mining history went on display at Dahlonega's Hancock Park Friday.
A crowd of about 200 gathered as city officials and members of the Lumpkin County Historical Society unveiled the Chestatee River Diving Bell that was used to hold men in dry safety underwater as they searched the depths of the river for gold.
The 6-ton bell is 8-feet high, 15-feet long and 6-feet wide. It was purchased by local inventor Philologus Loud in 1875 and shipped to Gainesville by rail, then on to Dahlonega by wagon.
Old Chestatee River Diving Bell in Dahlonega Ga
For more than a century, the secrets of the Diving Bell were held beneath the murky waters of the Chestatee River. On Oct. 18, 1876, the Diving Bell and its boat sank under mysterious circumstances. While ending the short career of the only manned submersible gold mining operation in Georgia, it did not end the mystery of how it sank or where it came from.
Unlike a submarine, which is self contained and moves under its own propulsion, the Diving Bell is an open-bottomed pressurized submersible which is tethered to a surface vessel. Raised and lowered through a well in the boat, this diving bell was built specifically to mine for gold at the bottom of the Chestatee River.
The diving bell and boat made their appearance in September 1875. Within a little over a year, the dreams of the Loud Mining Company would end as their boat disappeared under mysterious circumstances beneath the river depths, taking the diving bell with it on its final descent.
Historical Summary of the 1875 Chestatee River Diving Bell
Chris Worick is interviewed by Windstream's Mountain Trails program where he discusses the history of the 1875 Chestatee Diving Bell used for gold mining in north Georgia.
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L/S Crane etc. at dockside. M/S Cameraman and crew entering diving bell. L/S Men in position. C/U Man waiting, pan down to dog on quayside. L/S Bell starting descent. M/S and C/U workman operating crane. C/U Hands at controls. L/S Crane descending. C/U Man on phone inside bell. C/U Crane driver. C/U Hands manipulating controls of crane. C/U Crane driver speaks down tube. M/S Bell touching water, dog watching. C/U Man inside bell, pan to foot touching wet. M/S Bell sinking into water. M/S Dockers paying out line. C/U Dog watching bell descend. M/S Bell completely submerged. M/S Watchers on quayside looking down, and dog.
M/S and C/U Man (Bill Simpson) putting divers helmet on. C/U Man fixing helmet, onto diver. L/S Diver stands and jumps into river. C/U Workman inside bell. M/S Another workman sweeping river bed. C/U Workman fixing large drill into church. C/U Sweeping riverbed. C/U Taking line from diver's hand and tapping with hammer on side of bell. C/U Workmen shovelling earth. C/U Workman gives signal to rise, camera pans to workman on phone. M/S Crane driver looking through window. M/S Bell making a lot of foam. C/U Dog watching. M/S and L/S Bell emerging from water. C/U Workman hauling on line whilst smoking cigarette. M/S Dog greeting master (Captain Clayton), as he emerges from bell.
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