Chelan County Gold Locations

Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: chelan_wa.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. Placer gold was discovered in Chelan County in 1860. Some of the early records are not accurate, but by best estamates Chelan County has produced around 1,565,425 ounces of gold. There were 139 lode mines and 24 placer mines in operation in this county, some still working today. On the headwaters of Roaring (Raging) Creek, 10 miles west of mouth of Chikamin Creek, is the location of the Allen Magnesium Mine, which produced lode gold. From the mouth of Nigger Creek, upstream about 2 miles, is the location of the Nigger Creek Placer Mine. Boy I am suprised somebody hasn't changed the name of that creek. In section 9, T22N R17E, is the location of the Amigo Mine, which produced lode gold. Along Railroad Creek in sections 16 and 17, T23N, R17E, is the location of the Railroad Creek Placers. In sections 36, at the mouth of Ruby Creek, is the location of the Ruby Creek Placers. In section 19, T27N, R18E, at the mouth of Deep Creek, is the location of the Deep Creek Placer Mine.. At Horseshoe Basin, accessible from Lake Chelan by road and trail, in the N 1/2 of section 29, T35N R15E, some 13 area lead and silver mines had a by product of gold.