Gardnerville — Douglas County

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Gardnerville — Douglas County

Gold Mining Site NV • Douglas County County
Description
Gardnerville is the center of the Eagle District. The area mines produced lode gold in diorite and mines in the lake sediments. Southeast of Gardnerville 4 miles, in Red Canyon, is the Silver Lake Camp which produced a by product of gold. East by southeast of Gardnerville, about 18 miles, on Mount Siegel, in the area streams you can find placer gold and platinum.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: douglas_nv.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Gardnerville. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Gardnerville is the center of the Eagle District. The area mines produced lode gold in diorite and mines in the lake sediments. Southeast of Gardnerville 4 miles, in Red Canyon, is the Silver Lake Camp which produced a by product of gold. East by southeast of Gardnerville, about 18 miles, on Mount Siegel, in the area streams you can find placer gold and platinum.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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