Electric City — Grant County

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Electric City — Grant County

Gold Mining Site WA • Grant County County
Description
East of Electric City by .5 miles, at the foot of the east wall of Grand Coolee, in section 14 T28N R30E, is the location of The Electric City Mine. It was a bismuth, beryllium, molybdenum and silver mine that had a by product of a little gold. In the SW corner of section 14, in floor of Grande Coolee, is the Hope No. 1 Mine.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: grant_wa.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Electric City. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. East of Electric City by .5 miles, at the foot of the east wall of Grand Coolee, in section 14 T28N R30E, is the location of The Electric City Mine. It was a bismuth, beryllium, molybdenum and silver mine that had a by product of a little gold. In the SW corner of section 14, in floor of Grande Coolee, is the Hope No. 1 Mine.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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