South Skunk River — Gold Locations In Jasper County

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South Skunk River — Gold Locations In Jasper County

Gold Mining Site IA • Gold Locations In Jasper County County
Description
Some flake gold has been panned from channel of South Skunk River, South West of Newton and near Hiway 14. Gold locations are very spotty, but this has been the most productive site we have found this year.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: jasper_iw.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: South Skunk River. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Some flake gold has been panned from channel of South Skunk River, South West of Newton and near Hiway 14. Gold locations are very spotty, but this has been the most productive site we have found this year.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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