Plumas County has several areas that produce gold in abundance. The mining districts of Foresthill ($25 million in production), Michigan Bluff, Quincy and Butte Valley have …
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In southwestern Butte County was one of California's many extensive bucket-line dredging operations. The first dredges were constructed in 1898. In 1908, 35 dredges were operating along the Feather River just …
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Led from Indian Territory by their New England schoolmaster, a band of young Cherokee Argonauts discovered gold here 1850. Town established 1853 when first stores …
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During 1903-58, Butte County produced 103,800 ounces of gold from lode mines and 2,332,960 ounces from placers. Although there is no record of gold production before 1880, undoubtedly …
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Throughout the years, numerous mines have been established across Butte County, extracting copious amounts of gold, chromium, silver, and iron from the ground. Here, we delve into …
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Led from Indian Territory by their New England schoolmaster, a band of young Cherokee Argonauts discovered gold here 1850. Town established 1853 when first stores erected by Welsh miners. (A historical marker located …
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Gold Camps in California, What's in a Name? In 1848 miners flocked to California in search of gold. By 1852 the population in Butte County alone numbered nearly 25,000. With few …
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This impressive amount of gold that was found within the Oroville district made it the largest producer of gold in Butte County. These large productions were primarily obtained because of bucket line dredge operations that worked the …
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A few of California's biggest gold nuggets were found in Butte County. There was a 54-pound nugget found in Magalia back during the Gold Rush! The vast majority of the gold produced in this area come from placer deposits. …
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The Magalia district is in north-central Butte County near the town of Magalia. Tertiary gravels of the Magalia channel, a minor Tertiary stream, were mined by underground methods in the early days. The Perschbaker, one of the major mines of the district, produced more than $1 million in gold …
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Total production from Butte County, 1880-1959, is reported as approximately 3,200,000 ounces of placer gold and 104,000 ounces of lode gold. The Surcease Mine located at township 21N …
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In southwestern Butte County was one of California's many extensive bucket-line dredging operations. The first dredges were constructed in 1898. In 1908, 35 dredges were …
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This impressive amount of gold that was found within the Oroville district made it the largest producer of gold in Butte County. These large productions were primarily obtained because of …
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The streams were placer-mined during the gold rush, and hydraulic mining and some drift mining of Tertiary gravels followed. The creek was worked with primitive power shovels and washing …
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A few of California's biggest gold nuggets were found in Butte County. There was a 54-pound nugget found in Magalia back during the Gold Rush! The vast majority of the gold produced in …
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