Near this site, the initial pond of the Yankee Fork Gold Dredge was constructed so the massive four-story floating machine could be assembled. Transporting the equipment and pieces needed to build the dredge was a major operation. Some pieces were shipped by rail to Mackay and trucked from there by Lindberg's Trucking Company of Mackay to the Yankee Fork site over Spar Canyon Road. One of the largest loads was the 55-foot, 17.5 ton spud. Sometimes it took a whole day to load just one truck with some of the pieces needed to build the dredge. Another trucking company delivered the twenty-five pontoons, each measuring 10 x 10 x 27 feet, by hauling them over Galena Summit. It took four months to build the dredge. After completion, the pond was filled with the 8-10 feet of water needed to float and operate the 988 ton dredge. As it worked, the dredge continuously dug its own pond in front and filled it in with tailings at the back.