Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Nash County

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Suggested Prospecting Areas: — Nash County

Gold Mining Site NC • Nash County County
Description
Fishing Creek - downstream from the old mines you can find gold. It is in a clay type deposit. Peach Tree Creek - The gold area extends from the Thomas Mine to the southeast beyond Peach Tree Creek and nearly to Tar River. Shocco Creek - The Portis Mine, in the northeast corner of Franklin Co., quite near to both Nash and Warren counties. It is situated on a hill 108 feet above Shocco Creek, from which water for hydralic work is obtained. Tar River - Near Springhope, on Tar River considerable...
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: nash_nc.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: SUGGESTED PROSPECTING AREAS:. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Fishing Creek - downstream from the old mines you can find gold. It is in a clay type deposit. Peach Tree Creek - The gold area extends from the Thomas Mine to the southeast beyond Peach Tree Creek and nearly to Tar River. Shocco Creek - The Portis Mine, in the northeast corner of Franklin Co., quite near to both Nash and Warren counties. It is situated on a hill 108 feet above Shocco Creek, from which water for hydralic work is obtained. Tar River - Near Springhope, on Tar River considerable surface washing has been done and a large amount of gold extracted.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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