Baring — King County

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Baring — King County

Gold Mining Site WA • King County County
Description
Baring is located in the north central part of the county and has some history of placer and lode mining. West to the Tolt River in the SE 1/4 section 29 T26N R8E, is the location of the Tolt River Placer. It is reported that in this location you can find fine gold in the top 24" of river bar material. In section 15 T26N R10E, is the Yellow Jacket Mine. It consisted of 10 claims that produced gold and silver. Southwest of Baring you can find the Climax claims that produced a by product of gol...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: king_wa.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Baring. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Baring is located in the north central part of the county and has some history of placer and lode mining. West to the Tolt River in the SE 1/4 section 29 T26N R8E, is the location of the Tolt River Placer. It is reported that in this location you can find fine gold in the top 24" of river bar material. In section 15 T26N R10E, is the Yellow Jacket Mine. It consisted of 10 claims that produced gold and silver. Southwest of Baring you can find the Climax claims that produced a by product of gold with silver in chalocopyrite.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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