Stanislaus River — STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

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Stanislaus River — STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County

Gold Mining Site CA • STANISLAUS COUNTY, CALIFORNIA County County
Description
Along the Stanislaus River near Oakdale to the Northeast to Knights Ferry in all the gravel bars, benches and terraces gravels you will find placer gold.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: stanislaus_ca.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Stanislaus River. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Along the Stanislaus River near Oakdale to the Northeast to Knights Ferry in all the gravel bars, benches and terraces gravels you will find placer gold.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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