Indian Creek — Plumas County

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Indian Creek — Plumas County

Gold Mining Site CA • Plumas County County
Description
At Rich Bar, the area gravels along Indian Creek, a tributary of the Feather River, has very rich placers. YUBA RIVER The Ancient Yuba River channel traced northeast of La Porte for 10 miles 500-1,500 ft. wide and 10-130 ft. deep, with placer gold concentrated in lowermost 2 ft. above bedrock, it was very rich placer. ADD INFORMATION ON A GOLD BEARING LOCATION
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: plumas_ca.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: INDIAN CREEK. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. At Rich Bar, the area gravels along Indian Creek, a tributary of the Feather River, has very rich placers. YUBA RIVER The Ancient Yuba River channel traced northeast of La Porte for 10 miles 500-1,500 ft. wide and 10-130 ft. deep, with placer gold concentrated in lowermost 2 ft. above bedrock, it was very rich placer. ADD INFORMATION ON A GOLD BEARING LOCATION
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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