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July 27, 1896 The success of the F. L. Graves gold dredge prompted the building of four more dredges along Grasshopper Creek. In April 1896 a second dredge boat was begun. This dredge was built just east of Marysville on the Gold Leaf Placers. A new design was tried using a cutter head and suction method of removing gravel from the creek. The dredge began working on July 27, 1896 but by the middle of August work stopped. The suction design frequently clogged and was not powerful enough so the dredge was redesigned as a double lift connected bucket dredge. The Maggie Gibson after remodeling during the grand launch.