Elk Creek — JACKSON County

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Elk Creek — JACKSON County

Gold Mining Site OR • JACKSON County County
Description
Near the head of Elk Creek in T31S R2E sec. 29 is the Al Sarena (Buzzard) Mine. Elk Creek has produced considerable placer gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: jackson_or.shtml. Area: Elk Creek. Map coordinates refined from text (area: "Elk Creek, JACKSON County, Oregon, USA"). Still approximate — verify on the ground. Near the head of Elk Creek in T31S R2E sec. 29 is the Al Sarena (Buzzard) Mine. Elk Creek has produced considerable placer gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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