Clackamas County Gold Locations

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Clackamas County Gold Locations

Gold Mining Site OR • Clackamas County County
Description
CLACKAMAS COUNTY OREGON LOCATION COUNTY: Clackamas County STATE: Oregon Near the head of Ogle creek, which is a tributary of the Molalla River in the far Southeast corner of the county, just north of the Marion County line is the location of the Ogle Mountain Mine and Mill. This was located in the North Santiam district of Marion County and had a total production of around 5,000 ounces of free milling gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: clackamas_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. CLACKAMAS COUNTY OREGON LOCATION COUNTY: Clackamas County STATE: Oregon Near the head of Ogle creek, which is a tributary of the Molalla River in the far Southeast corner of the county, just north of the Marion County line is the location of the Ogle Mountain Mine and Mill. This was located in the North Santiam district of Marion County and had a total production of around 5,000 ounces of free milling gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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