Big Indian Creek — AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

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Big Indian Creek — AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

Gold Mining Site CA • AMADOR COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County County
Description
Sizable dredging and drift operations between 1850 - 1950 produced about 100,000 ounces of placer gold near Fiddletown along Indian Gulch which goes into Big Indian Creek. Big Indian Creek is said to contain placer gold in large quantities. Around the Plymouth area is said to be rich.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: amador_ca.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: BIG INDIAN CREEK. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Sizable dredging and drift operations between 1850 - 1950 produced about 100,000 ounces of placer gold near Fiddletown along Indian Gulch which goes into Big Indian Creek. Big Indian Creek is said to contain placer gold in large quantities. Around the Plymouth area is said to be rich.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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