Definition of: Arrastre
Posted by LeRoy Johnson on June 23, 2004 at 22:31:51:
In Reply to: Re: Arrastre Spring posted by Farmer Dean on June 23, 2004 at 21:11:58:
1. Arrastre. Definition of arrastre Ref: Gold Prospectors Handbook by Jack Black.. A crude machine for pulveriing rock frequently used by early Spanish miners; concists of a circular pit lined with rocks in which ore is broken by big rocks attached to poles fastened to a central axis; motion was supplied by burros, mules or oxen.)