South Umpqua River — Douglas County

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South Umpqua River — Douglas County

Gold Mining Site OR • Douglas County County
Description
Reported By: Jon Haeber This river is great for Fine particles of gold. Especially in the upper part of the river. Occasionaly we dredge with a six inch and come up with match head size nuggets, but usually we end up with fine particles. Once, we ended up with five pennyweight of gold by running a shaker table on the sand bars. Gold is on the bedrock in the sand bars, especially in spots that have rust around them.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: douglas_or.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: SOUTH UMPQUA RIVER. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Reported By: Jon Haeber This river is great for Fine particles of gold. Especially in the upper part of the river. Occasionaly we dredge with a six inch and come up with match head size nuggets, but usually we end up with fine particles. Once, we ended up with five pennyweight of gold by running a shaker table on the sand bars. Gold is on the bedrock in the sand bars, especially in spots that have rust around them.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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