Little River — Cherokee County

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Little River — Cherokee County

Gold Mining Site GA • Cherokee County County
Description
Placer gold is reported in the Little River down river from The Sixes Mine. Reported By: Dan Shannon The Etowah river south of the Franklin mine. I believe that Coker Creek also has some color in empties into the Etowah just down river from several of the Ball Ground mines. I've seen fine gold with a shovel and sluice and coarse gold when dredging deeper faster water. I recommend any Georgia prospector become a member of the GGPA which has 3-5 very nice properties on the Etowah that all bear ...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: cherokee_ga.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Little River. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Placer gold is reported in the Little River down river from The Sixes Mine. Reported By: Dan Shannon The Etowah river south of the Franklin mine. I believe that Coker Creek also has some color in empties into the Etowah just down river from several of the Ball Ground mines. I've seen fine gold with a shovel and sluice and coarse gold when dredging deeper faster water. I recommend any Georgia prospector become a member of the GGPA which has 3-5 very nice properties on the Etowah that all bear gold. ADD INFORMATION ON A GOLD BEARING LOCATION
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