Yentna - Cache Creek District — Cook Inlet - Susitna Region

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Yentna - Cache Creek District — Cook Inlet - Susitna Region

Gold Mining Site AK • Cook Inlet - Susitna Region, Alaska County
Description
This district is on the southeast slopes of the Alaska range. Along Dollar, Thunder and Willow Creeks there are very rich placers. Nugget Creek was also a rich producer. The Yentna River upper drainages and tributaries, Cache, Mills, Petter and Long Creeks all had rich placer gravels.
Historical Notes
Source: Tom Ashworth's Prospectors Cache (tomashworth.com / Tom Ashworth). Author: Tom Ashworth. Original page: cook_inlet_susitna_region_ak.shtml. District: Yentna - Cache Creek District. Map coordinates are an approximate region/district centroid — not a precise claim site. This district is on the southeast slopes of the Alaska range. Along Dollar, Thunder and Willow Creeks there are very rich placers. Nugget Creek was also a rich producer. The Yentna River upper drainages and tributaries, Cache, Mills, Petter and Long Creeks all had rich placer gravels.
Status / Verification historical_site — Legendary or approximate

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