Klamath River — HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

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Klamath River — HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

Gold Mining Site CA • HUMBOLDT COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County County
Description
It has long been known that this river contains placer gold almost everywhere in its length. Near the town of Orick the area ocean beach sands north and south of the mouth of the Klamath River was once worked for placer gold, platinum. Near the town of Orleans in the Northeast part of the county very many gravel bars and benches along the Klamath River to SOMES BAR in Siskiyou County along Highway 96 had very rich gold placer operations. 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: humboldt_ca.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: KLAMATH RIVER. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. It has long been known that this river contains placer gold almost everywhere in its length. Near the town of Orick the area ocean beach sands north and south of the mouth of the Klamath River was once worked for placer gold, platinum. Near the town of Orleans in the Northeast part of the county very many gravel bars and benches along the Klamath River to SOMES BAR in Siskiyou County along Highway 96 had very rich gold placer operations. ADD INFORMATION ON A GOLD BEARING LOCATION
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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