BAKER County Gold Locations

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BAKER County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site OR • BAKER County County
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BAKER COUNTY OREGON LOCATION COUNTY: Baker County STATE: Oregon In 1861 Henry Griffin discover gold in in Griffin's Gulch and the great finds of Baker county began. Baker County is responsible for 2/3 of the gold found in Oregon. Extremely rich placer deposits and discoveries of near by lodes have generated over 2,000,000 ounces of gold being produced in Baker County. The western drainage of the Snake River, between latitude 44 degrees 21 minutes - 44 degrees 44 minutes North and longitude 11...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: baker_or.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. BAKER COUNTY OREGON LOCATION COUNTY: Baker County STATE: Oregon In 1861 Henry Griffin discover gold in in Griffin's Gulch and the great finds of Baker county began. Baker County is responsible for 2/3 of the gold found in Oregon. Extremely rich placer deposits and discoveries of near by lodes have generated over 2,000,000 ounces of gold being produced in Baker County. The western drainage of the Snake River, between latitude 44 degrees 21 minutes - 44 degrees 44 minutes North and longitude 117 degrees 03 minutes - 117 degrees 18 minutes West, you will find the Connor Creek District. Connor Creek District produced over 100,000 ounces of lode gold and 10,000 ounces of placer gold to date. Along Connor Creek you can find some very rich placers. Also on Connor Creek you will find The Connor Creek Mine which produced free gold associated with pyrite.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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