Burns — Harney County

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Burns — Harney County

Gold Mining Site OR • Harney County County
Description
Northeast of Burns by 20 miles, in the area of Trout Creek branch of the Silvies River, in Sec. 4 T21S R32E is the Harney (Idol City - Trout Creek) district . Trout Creek produced around 10,000 ounces of placer gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: harney_or.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Burns. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Northeast of Burns by 20 miles, in the area of Trout Creek branch of the Silvies River, in Sec. 4 T21S R32E is the Harney (Idol City - Trout Creek) district . Trout Creek produced around 10,000 ounces of placer gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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