Whiskey Run Creek — COOS COUNTY, OREGON County

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Whiskey Run Creek — COOS COUNTY, OREGON County

Gold Mining Site OR • COOS COUNTY, OREGON County County
Description
Reported By: Sherman Wallis At the turn of the century Whiskey Run Creek was the sceene of a very large chinese placer operation. Today the beach sands and the creek itself have a lot of fine gold. Whiskey Run Creek is located about 6 mile North West of Bandon on Hwy 101.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Mike Higbee / 49erMike). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: coos_or.shtml. State index: https://web.archive.org/web/20040830075749/http://www.tomashworth.com/goldloc.shtml Area: Whiskey Run Creek. Map coordinates are an approximate county centroid — not a precise claim site. Reported By: Sherman Wallis At the turn of the century Whiskey Run Creek was the sceene of a very large chinese placer operation. Today the beach sands and the creek itself have a lot of fine gold. Whiskey Run Creek is located about 6 mile North West of Bandon on Hwy 101.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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