Darrington — Snohomish County

Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: snohomish_wa.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Darrington. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Near Darrington, on Deer Creek, is the Deer Creek Placers which were very productive. South of town on White Horse Mountain in Section 14 T32N R8E, is the Calf Moose Placer which produced some nice nuggets. In section 13, is the Cow Moose Placer, which was very productive as well. On the west side of the Sauk River, near Darrington, in NW 1/4 of section 22 T32N R9E, is the Darrington Placer, which was very heavily worked. In T32N R9E, on Jumbo Mountain, in section 27 (SE 1/4), is the Queen Anne Mine. The Queen Anne Mine was a base metal mine that produced a by product of gold. On the east side of Gold Mountain, in NW 1/4 section 27, is the Elwell-Darrington Mine and Burns Prospect. These mines produced lode gold and copper. In the NE 1/4 of NE 1/4 of Section 29, five miles from Darrington, is the Sunrise (North Star, Oldfield) Mine. This mine was 4 claims that produced lode gold. On the north side of the mountain, in section 32, is the Sloman Mine, which produced lode gold, copper and silver. In section 24 T32N R9E and section 19 T32N R10E is the Blue Bird Mine. The Blue Bird Mine was a base metals and silver mine that produced a by product of gold. On the west side of Gold Mountain, in NW 1/4 section 18 T32N R10E, is the Burns Mine, which consisted of 7 claims for lode gold with copper and silver. In the area 7 miles from Bedel and 7 miles from Barlow Pass, is the Perm Mine, which produced lead, silver and zinc with a by product of gold.