Medical Springs — Baker County

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Medical Springs — Baker County

Gold Mining Site OR • Baker County County
Description
18 miles Northeast of Baker on Route 203 you can find many very rich streams. Big Creek, Eagle Creek, Powder River, Clover Creek, Balm Creek and Goose Creek all had very rich placer operations at one time.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: baker_or.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Medical Springs. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. 18 miles Northeast of Baker on Route 203 you can find many very rich streams. Big Creek, Eagle Creek, Powder River, Clover Creek, Balm Creek and Goose Creek all had very rich placer operations at one time.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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