Colville Indian Agency — Okanogan County

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Colville Indian Agency — Okanogan County

Gold Mining Site WA • Okanogan County County
Description
West along the Columbia River, near Katar, is the Gold Bar Placer. It was said to be very productive. In seciton 11 T30N R28E, is the Murray Placer, it was intermittantly worked until 1950's. Along the Nespelem river, the Nespelem Placer Mine was also productive.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: okanogan_wa.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Colville Indian Agency. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. West along the Columbia River, near Katar, is the Gold Bar Placer. It was said to be very productive. In seciton 11 T30N R28E, is the Murray Placer, it was intermittantly worked until 1950's. Along the Nespelem river, the Nespelem Placer Mine was also productive.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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