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August 2002 by Staff
Take it to Bedrock
Picking the right spot to placer has to do with years of experience, and a little luck. The textbooks can tell you where it should be, but sometimes the rules just don’t seem to apply.
Ask The Experts—Is it possible for a mountain range to have good lode gold deposits and yet the area streams not carrying like deposits of gold?
Q: Is it possible for a mountain range to have good lode gold deposits and yet the area streams not carrying like deposits of gold? Or do the two go hand-in-hand?
The History of Gold Mining in Sierra County
There may be some truth to some of the fantastic claims. The Ruby Drift Mine near Forest City is where 159 nuggets were taken out between 1937 and 1942—a total of about 1,000 ounces with an estimated value of $1.5 million when gold was...
Our Readers Say
• "...absolutely incorrect."
• "...stories by Bob Schlosser are something else."
Zeballos Gold Camp, British Columbia
The mining and logging camp of Zeballos (pop. 272) is located on an arm of Esperanza Inlet, on the southwest side of Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Vancouver Island is 301 miles, by road, and reaches elevations as high as 7,249 feet.
Barnes Store and Yankee Jims
...there was much speculation about what happened to Yankee Jim after he sold his claims and moved away. Rumors had it that he was involved in many underhanded activities, including arson at several different town sites.
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The Bawl Mill
• Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife Raises Harassment of Miners to a New Level
• Oregon Miners File Suit Against Fisheries Service
• BLM Land Swap Deal Raises Eyebrows
• Gold in Nevada
• The Greenhorn
• Striking Gold
• The Bombarded 38' Parallel
• Picks & Pans: The Trophy Hunt
• Corner Country Gold
• Something to Consider When You Go Dredging
• Western Mining Artifact Collectors Show
• Rattlesnakes
• The Gold Hill and Iowa Mine 1895-1938
• Looking Back
• Melman on Gold & Silver
