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Granite Canyon — Laramie County

Gold Mining Site WY • Laramie County County
Description
Granite Canyon is located in the Silver Crown district. Northwest of the Simmon's Ranch, on Middle Cow Creek, is the Lenox Mine. .25 miles southwest of the Lenox Mine, close to the bank of Middle Cow Creek, is the Julia Lode. .25 miles northwest of the Julia, is the Agata Prospect, which produced some spectacular specimens of native gold. 2 miles north of Granite Canyon is the Great Standard Group of mines. Out 4 miles from Granite Canyon, in sections 25 and 26 T15N R70W is the Arizona Mine. ...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: laramie_wy.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Granite Canyon. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Granite Canyon is located in the Silver Crown district. Northwest of the Simmon's Ranch, on Middle Cow Creek, is the Lenox Mine. .25 miles southwest of the Lenox Mine, close to the bank of Middle Cow Creek, is the Julia Lode. .25 miles northwest of the Julia, is the Agata Prospect, which produced some spectacular specimens of native gold. 2 miles north of Granite Canyon is the Great Standard Group of mines. Out 4 miles from Granite Canyon, in sections 25 and 26 T15N R70W is the Arizona Mine. Many other mines in the Granite Canyon area.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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