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Index — Snohomish County

Gold Mining Site WA • Snohomish County County
Description
West of Index by .5 miles, on the North side of the Skykomish River, NE 1/4 of section 19 T27N R10E, is the Line a Little Placer, which consisted of 2 claims for placer gold. This was a real productive mine. Out of Index 9 miles on the North Fork of the Skykomish River, in sections 19 and 20 T28N R11E, is the Bonnie Belle Placer. On the west slope of Iron Mountain, possibly in section 29 T28N R11E, is the Black Hawk Mine. The Black Hawk was a lode mine that comprised 4 claims.
Historical Notes
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: Index. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. West of Index by .5 miles, on the North side of the Skykomish River, NE 1/4 of section 19 T27N R10E, is the Line a Little Placer, which consisted of 2 claims for placer gold. This was a real productive mine. Out of Index 9 miles on the North Fork of the Skykomish River, in sections 19 and 20 T28N R11E, is the Bonnie Belle Placer. On the west slope of Iron Mountain, possibly in section 29 T28N R11E, is the Black Hawk Mine. The Black Hawk was a lode mine that comprised 4 claims.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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