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HISTORIC NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF COARSE GOLD WIRE GOLD LEAF GOLD WIRE SILVER, AMADOR CALAVERAS ELDORADO MARIPOSA NEVADA CALIFORNIA HARDROCK MINES

Alpine county, Exchequea mine, ore bespangled with native silver. 1874
Alpine county, Richer Exchequer mine, bespangled with native silver.
Alpine county, Scheneckady mine, native silver. 1872
Amador county, Alturas or Marklee mine, 2 miles N Volcano, sacking free gold ore. 1871
Amador county, Argonaut mine, 30,000$ pocket gold.
Amador county, Alphi mine, visible gold. 1889
Amador county, Bellwether mine, ore sprinkled with coarse gold. 1891
Amador county, Shugert mine, hens egg size gold nugget.
Amador county, Gritton mine, 11$ gold nugget. 1900  
Amador county, Old Eureka mine, Sutter creek, specimen ore. 1918
Amador county, Gover mine, Drytown, ore hinged with gold. 1889
Amador county, Fremont-Gover mine, 50,000$ pocket gold. 1910
Amador county, Fremont mine, 50,000$ pocket gold/three days. 1906
Amador county, Huffacker or Red hill mine, Butte basin, 20lb ore worth 1,500$ gold. 1880
Amador county, Mammoth or Nevills mine, many lbs chunks solid gold. 1883
Amador county, Mammoth mine, Middle bar, 140$ gold chunk. 1883
Amador county, Monti-Richard mine, large chunks coarse gold. 1877
Amador county, Mountain King mine, Pine Grove, 2,000$ pocket. 1912
Amador county, Moore mine, Duncan hill, 1,400$/day gold. 1890
Amador county, Bell Wether mine, ore sprinkled with coarse gold. 1891
Amador county, Boyson mine, Sutter creek, Drytown, specimen ore. 1913
Amador county, Mahoney mine, visible free gold. 1872
Amador county, Mayflower mine, ore heavy with free gold. 1895
Amador county, Crystal mine, Angels, 900 lb chunk of ore half gold. 1910
Amador county, Climax mine, specimen ore half gold. 1904
Amador county, Climax mine, jewlery gold on display. 1886-8
Amador county, Clinton Consolidated mine, ore sprinkled with free gold. 1891
Amador county, Central Eureka mine, 25,000$ pocket gold.
Amador county, Confidence mine, native silver.
Amador county, Pacific companies mine, coarse gold in spots.
Amador county, Italian mine, 2 lbs gold from pocket.
Amador county, Red Cloud mine, coarse gold specimens on dump. 1884
Amador county, Lucas mine, free gold and sulfides.
Amador county, Jackson mine, ore studded with free gold. 1883
Amador county, Kennedy mine, 3.5 lb ore worth 40$ in gold. 1872
Amador county, Kennedy mine, ore half gold. 1901
Amador county, Kennedy mine, 30,000$ pocket gold.
Amador county, Keystone mine, 18 inch chunk gold.
Amador county, Keystone mine, specimen ore chunk worth 25,000$ gold. 1899
Amador county, Hinckley mine, 5,000$ pockets gold.
Butte county, Ringgold mine, 3 miles from Bangor mine, very rich specimens to several ozs. 1882
Butte county, Mrs. Berry property, Mountain house, Gridley, 4 lb piece gold, 4,000$ pocket. 1903
Butte county, Roberts & McCormick ledge, Forbestown, Deadwood ravine, ore half gold. 1873
Butte county, Rocky River mine, gold nuggets to 75$.
Butte county, Smith Understock mine, Butte creek, ore shows free gold. 1916
Butte county, Phoenix mine, 800$ specimen pocket gold. 1886
Butte county, Phoenix mine, 1,100$ chunk of gold. 1909
Butte county, Phoenix extension, Hurleton, ore half gold. 1892
Butte county, Monte Deloro mine, some lumps solid gold. 1881
Butte county, McCallen mine, Berry creek, specimens jewelry gold. 1914
Butte county, Showstorm mine, Brush creek, grains native gold. 1912
Butte county, Meredith mine, Big Butte creek, 3 to 1 oz gold chunks on dump. 1880
Butte county, Mineral Slide mine, Magalia, 183$ nugget. 1913
Butte county, Mineral slide mine, Magalia, coarse gold.
Butte county, Willard claim, Magalia, 12$ nugget and 50lb nugget.
Butte county, Perschbaker drift mines, Magalia, 800 130 70 140 oz nuggets.
Butte county, Emma mine, a 700$ piece of quartz and gold.
Butte county, Silver Lake mine, pretty scales native silver. 1870
Butte county, Lost treasure mine, Inskiprich, specimens showing free gold.
Calaveras county, Central mine, North Star vein, quartz filled with gold, 5,000$ pocket. 1903
Calaveras county, New Discovery mine (aka North Star), Long Gold district, wire gold. 1885
Calaveras county, Ariel mine, Mokelumne Hill, 400$ pocket. 1889
Calaveras county, Ariel mine, 2 mile NE Mokelumne hill.
Calaveras county, Altaville mine, Angels, coarse gold 75 feet of mine worth 700,000$ gold. 1892
Calaveras county, Beaver mine, richest specimen rock ever. 1883
Calaveras county, Blair mine, some jewelry ore gold. 1919
Calaveras county, Blair mine, 46,000$/day gold. 1894
Calaveras county, Boston mine, some high grade pockets.
Calaveras county, Easyz Bird mine, occasional rich pockets native gold.
Calaveras county, Economic mine, considerable leaf gold.
Calaveras county, Fennegan mine, 100,000$ pocket gold. 1867
Calaveras county, Ford mine, thumb sized gold. 1912
Calaveras county, French Hill mine, 3 oz gold chunk no quartz. 1901
Calavaras county, French Hill mine, Mokelumne Hill, ore nearly all gold. 1901
Calaveras county, French gulch area mines, Murphys, many crystalline gold pockets. 1912
Calaveras county, Finnegan mine, Carson hill, 100,000$ pocket gold. 1867
Calaveras county, Fricot mine, Sheep ranch, large amounts free coarse gold. 1881
Calaveras county, Fricot mine, Sheep Ranch, coarse gold high grade. 1881
Calaveras county, Spinola mine, Mokulumne hill, free gold seen in abundance.
Calaveras county, Mina Rica mine, ore shows free gold 40$/ton. 1875
Calaveras county, Mexican mine, rich specimen ore.
Calaveras county, Morgan mine, Carson Hill, 3 million$ pocket.
Calaveras county, Morgan mine, solid gold chunk of 108lbs. 1892
Calaveras county, Gold Hunter mine, Salt Spring valley, ore is 1/4 gold. 1866
Calaveras county, Gold Cliff mine, Angels, very rich specimen ore.
Calaveras county, Gold Cliff mine, Utica, specimen ore. 1916
Calaveras county, Golden Hill mine, wire gold.
Calaveras county, Golden Hill mine, 200 oz of clean gold/ five days. 1883
Calaveras county, Gwin mine, aborescent crystallized gold.  
Calaveras county, Hero mine, Corral gulch, 50 lb chunk of jewelry ore.  
Calaveras county, Lewis & Fairchild mine, Mosquito gulch, rich specimens free gold. 1882
Calaveras county, Lewis & Fairchild mine, specimen ore. 1881
Calaveras county, Lone Star mine, West Point, coarse free gold visible. 1873
Calaveras county, Stanislang mine, 1 mile S Carson hill, specimens massive gold with tellurides. 1864
Calaveras county, Stanislaus mine, ore thickly studded with coarse gold 4$/lb. 1876
Calaveras county, J.B.McGuires mine, more gold than quartz 50$ specimen. 1901
Calaveras county, Blue Jay mine, Mosquito, ore half gold. 1877
Calaveras county, Our Flag mine, ore almost solid gold. 1884
Calaveras county, Potter mine, Mosquito, handsome specimens gold. 1877
Calaveras county, Lamphear mine, Mokelumne hill, ore half gold. 1876
Calaveras county, Reed mine, few specimens show free gold. 1888
Calaveras county, Tanner mine, N Murphy, crystallized gold, 40,000$ pocket. 1912
Calaveras county, Tarbot mine, Angels, 10,000$ pocket. 1910
Calaveras county, Rathgeh mine, 20,000$ coarse gold pocket. 1899
Calaveras county, Rathgeh mine, 25,000$ pocket gold. 1911
Calaveras county, Finegans Ext. mine, Carson hill, 5,000$ pocket gold. 1911
Calaveras county, Finegans Ext. mine, Carson hill, coarse gold. 1915
Calaveras county, Carson Hill mines, wire gold.
Calaveras county, Carson Hill mines, chiseled ore, 195 lb ore with 2,000 oz gold. 1854
Calaveras county, Crystal claim, Angel group, 100,000$ pocket gold.  
Calaveras county, Crystal mine, Angels, ore half gold. 1910
Calaveras county, Crystal mine, Angels, 900 lb ore half gold. 1910
Calaveras county, Pure Quill mine, 1 mile SW Angels, gold in ribbon streaks. 1895
Calaveras county, Glory Hole mine, gold in quartz.
Calaveras county, San Bruno mine, 1 mile NE Glenco, equal in gold and quartz.
Calaveras county, San Bruno mine, Mosquito, ore cemented with gold. 1874
Calaveras county, Champion mine, West Point, very rich specimens suitable for jewelry.
Calaveras county, Cheeno mine, ore shows considerable free gold. 1875
Calaveras county, Utica mine, 17 sacks worth 100,000$ in gold. 1908
Calaveras county, Utica mine, Angels, ore half gold. 1893
Calaveras county, Whisky Slide mine, crystalline gold-ore half gold. 1880
Calaveras county, Whisky Slide mine, Mokolumne hill, fist sized ore half gold. 1880
Calaveras county, Whisky mine, 3 miles SW West Point.
Calaveras county, Wolverine mine, masses of gold and sulpheret, 350$/ton. 1873
Calaveras county, Wolverine mine, 2.5 NW Glenco, jewelry gold.
Calaveras county, x, Albany flat, famous for coarse gold specimens. 1880
Contra Costa county, The Texas mine, Alamo, dazzling specimens ore, 20$/lb. 1889
Del Norte county, Classic Hill mine, 150 oz chunk gold on dump.
El Dorado county, x, Diamond Springs district, ore half gold. 1872
El Dorado county  Amherst mine, Coe hill, lots of specimen ore. 1882
El Dorado county, El Dorado mine, 0.3 mile E Ringgold, 2 gold chunks worth 750$. 1858
El Dorado county, El Dorado mine, 10,000$ pocket of gold. 1914
El Dorado county, El Dorado No.1 mine, 3 miles N Placerville, rich specimens coarse gold. 1862
El Dorado county, Eagle mine, large specks native gold. 1911
El Dorado county, Faber mine, Latrobe, coarse gold specimens. 1880
El Dorado county, Sailor Jack mine, free gold plainly seen. 1891
El Dorado county, New El Dorado mine, 2.5 miles N Greenwood, specimen gold. 1894
El Dorado county, Yellow Jacket mine, Gold Hill, egg sized wire silver. 1866
El Dorado county, Yellow Jacket mine, Trinity river, specimen ore. 1908
El Dorado county, Gomez mine, Mathenas creek, specimen ore. 1900
El Dorado county, Gross mine, Pleasant valley, ore thickly flecked with gold, 1,000$/ton. 1881
El Dorado county, Esperanza mine, Garden Valley, specimen gold ore. 1898
El Dorado county, Cederburg mine, 2 miles NE Greenwood, specimen gold.
El Dorado county, Cederburg mine, bright sheets plate gold. 1873
El Dorado county, Cederburg and Morrell Consolidated mine, 18 inch cube of ore worth 6,400$. 1883
El Dorado county, Cederburg M.C., head of lettuce sized leaf gold, wire gold. 1872
El Dorado county, North Cedarburg mine, Greenwood, chunk of ore worth 6,400$ gold. 1881
El Dorado county, Grit Consolidated and Spanish Dry diggings, jewlery ore gold. 1920
El Dorado county, Grit mine, 4 miles N Greenwood, 101 oz crystaline gold chunk.
El Dorado county, Grit claim, 16 lb chunk crystalline gold. 1865
El Dorado county, Granite Tunnel claim, Smith's Flat, 8 oz chunk gold. 1875
El Dorado county, Joeseph Skinner mine, 1 mile N Placerville, specimen gold.
El Dorado county, Skinner mine, Placerville, 15 oz pocket beautiful specimens. 1897
El Dorado county, Stuckslager mine, 1 mile S Lotus, crystalline gold.
El Dorado county, Golden Egg mine, Georgetown, double eagle sized wire gold. 1913
El Dorado county, Woodside mine, Placerville, by Georgetown, 3 foot mass of gold. 1966
El Dorado county, Woodside mine, Georgetown, more gold than quartz. 1875
El Dorado county, Loveless mine, Logtown ridge, chunk with 35,000$ gold. 1905
El Dorado county, Loveless mine, 3 miles S El Dorado, 40,000$ pocket gold.
El Dorado county, Davidson mine, 2 miles NE El Dorado, Shingle springs, 3,000$ pocket ore mostly gold. 1906
El Dorado county, Alhambra Shumway mine, Kelsey, 600,000$ pocket. 1939
El Dorado county, Alhambra mine, Kelsey, free gold, head sized ore worth 500$ gold. 1882
El Dorado county, Alhambra mine, visible free gold. 1891
El Dorado county, Ida Mitchell mine, ore seems almost solid gold. 1874
El Dorado county, Independance mine, Georgetown, 10,000$ gold in 2 days. 1908
El Dorado county, Greenstone mine, American river, specimens crystalline gold. 1888
El Dorado county, Rainbow mine, Allagheny, 60$/lb gold. 1909
El Dorado county, Mizpah mine, Nob hill, wire silver. 1910
El Dorado county, Poverty point, Sheppard lead, 100$ mass gold. 1863
El Dorado county, Pleasant Valley mine, three candle boxes ore worth 500$. 1883
El Dorado county, Morrell Consolidated, beautiful samples gold. 1883
El Dorado county, Hope mine, 1 mile W Grizzly flat, coarse gold rich pockets. 1913
El Dorado county, Bright Hope mine, fist sized leaf gold. 1881
El Dorado county, Mount Hope mine, fine particles gold 1883
El Dorado county, Kimball mine, Gold hill, specimen gold, half ores weight is gold.
El Dorado county, Kimball mine, Gold hill, specimens free half gold. 1882
El Dorado county, Kelley Creek Lode, 2.5 miles N Shingle Springs, 1,000$ specimen of coarse gold. 1866
El Dorado county, Walltown mine, Millgate, 8 miles SE Folsom, wire and leaf gold. 1899
El Dorado county, Harris brothers mine, Taylor creek, Etna Sawyers bar, ore half gold. 1904
El Dorado county, Lane mine, Rock springs, native silver plainly seen.
El Dorado county, Landacker mine, crystalline and solid gold. 1881
El Dorado county, Little Cheif mine, fine specimen ore.
El Dorado county, Lucky Star mine, rich specimen ore. 1897
El Dorado county, Marguerite mine, ore hung together with gold.
El Dorado county, Massfield mine, Kelsey, ore half gold. 1876
El Dorado county, Pennsylvania claims, rare specimens wire silver adhering to gold.
El Dorado county, Taylor mine, 3 miles SE Georgetown, ore almost solid gold. 1874
El Dorado county, Round Hill mine, visible gold in quartz
El Dorado county, Vulture mine, Poverty point, specimen quartz streaked with gold bands and nodules.
El Dorado county, Old Judge mine, Kelsey, 60$ gold quartz chunk.
El Dorado county, Old Judge mine, Kelsey, 3,000$ worth of specimen ore. 1882
El Dorado county, North Side mine and Taylor mine, ore liberaly specked with free gold sticking out.
El Dorado county, Union mine, specimen ore. 1900
Eureka county, x, Diamond district, some specimens resemble Hoosac first class.
Fresno county, x, Temperance Flat district, leaf gold.
Fresno county, Texas Flat mine, wire gold. 1887
Fresno county, A.W.Pool mine, Fresno river, ore half gold. 1889
Fresno county, J.W.Sharp mine, Sycamore creek, ore studded with free gold. 1881
Fresno county, Hampton mine, coarse gold. 1887
Plumas county, Hildreth mine, ore alive with wire gold. 1887
Fresno county, Mountain View mine, specimens gold ore are sold. 1894
Imperial county, Kane Springs, 17 oz ore worth 15$. 1898  
Imperial county, Golden Dream and Noonday mines, Pichaco mining district, match head sized gold. 1897
Inyo county, Keyser mine, Alida valley, native silver.
Inyo county, Red rose claim, Bishop, very rich specimens.
Inyo county, Yellow Gnat mine, very rich specimens gold ore. 1890
Inyo county, Tuba mine, ore half gold. 1900
Inyo county, Panamint mine, some native silver. 1873
Inyo county, Sunrise mine, Panamint, Telescope peak, native silver. 1874
Inyo county, Sunrise Mill mine, 3 oz specimen of scale and wire silver. 1875
Inyo county, Lucky Jim mine, some native silver.  
Inyo county, Emigrant mine, Lee, native silver and gold showing, specimens displayed. 1877
Inyo county, Piper mine, White mountains, nuggets of gold in ore. 1882
Inyo county, Hayseed mine, Whitlocks, hankerchef full of specimen gold. 1890
Inyo county, x, Ubehebe district, wire gold with native copper. 1907
Inyo county, Silver Sprout mine, Kearsarge, specimens leaf silver. 1867
Inyo county, Silver Sprout mine, visible native silver. 1871
Inyo county, Chicago property, rich specimens of ore.
Inyo county, Cocopah tunnel, ore studded with flakes and nuggets gold. 1907
Inyo county, Carrigan mine, Black mountain, by Clara mine, leaf gold 5,000$/ton. 1905
Kern county, Marvel mine, ore half gold. 1897
Kern county, Yucca Tree mine, free gold in clusters. 1897
Kern county, Monkey Wrench mine, coarse gold 117$/ton. 1897
Kern county, Mattie mine, coffee grain sized gold. 1898
Kern county, Minnehaha mine, 60,000$ specimen of gold. 1904
Kern county, Minnehaha mine: 35.2666 -118.3823
Kern county, Monarch-Rand mine, Randsburg, picture rock wire gold. 1927
Kern county, Weepah mine, Randsburg, wire gold. 1927
Kern county, Silver Glance mine, Randsburg, picture rock. 1925
Kern county, Silver Glance mine, Randsburg, wire gold. 1925-7
Kern county, St. Elmo mine, Randsburg, wire gold. 1896
Kern county, Black Hawk mine, Randsburg, very coarse gold, 40$/ton. 1896
Kern county, Alameda mine, Randsburg, 1,740$/ton gold. 1897
Kern county, Kenyon mine, Randsburg, 28,000$/ton gold. 1897
Kern county, Kinyon mine, Randsburg, ore glitters with gold, 16$/lb. 1897
Kern county, Wedge mine, Randsburg, ore glitters with gold, 16$/lb. 1897
Kern county, Wedge mine, Randsburg, 11,400$/ton gold. 1897
Kern county, Wedge mine, Randsburg, ore glitters gold 1$/oz gold. 1897
Kern county, Big Wedge mine, Randsburg, very coarse gold. 1897
Lassen county, Blue bell mine, Hayden hill, 100$ chunk of almost pure gold.
Los Angeles county, Kelsey mine, wire silver. 1882
Madera county, Wagner's mine, 8 miles above Raymond, wire gold. 1897
Madera county, Mountain View mine, gold ore specimens. 1894
Marin county, Pueblo mine, 8,000$ pocket, ore half gold. 1871
Mariposa county, Compromise mine, specimen and coarse gold.
Mariposa county, Colorado Quartz mine, gold in quartz.  
Mariposa county, Badger mine, visible gold in quartz.
Mariposa county, Bon Durant mine, Coulterville, remarkable specimen leaf gold. 1916
Mariposa county, Bondurant mine, Coulterville, specimens leaf gold. 1914
Mariposa county, Bondurant mine, E belt of the Mother Lode, often pockets of specimen ore are found.
Mariposa county, Boswell lead, Italian gulch, ore pregnant with coarse gold. 1875
Mariposa county, Horse shoe mine, Hunter's valley, ore thickly dotted with gold.
Mariposa county, x, between Bear mountain and Hornitos, successfully searched for pockets for years.
Mariposa county, x, Halls Hotel mine, Hornitos, 50 lb pocket of gold. 1868
Mariposa county, Hart mine, several very pretty specimens of rich quartz.
Mariposa county, Diltz mine, pretty specimens coarse gold, 10 lb ore worth 2,000$ gold. 1885
Mariposa county, Diltz mine, 106 oz chunk gold. 1874
Mariposa county, Diltz mine, Sherlock creek, gold specimen worth 1,800$.
Mariposa county, Diltz mine, crystalline gold.
Mariposa county, Triumph mine, Whitlock, pocket specimen gold. 1904
Mariposa county, Gambetta mine, coarse and wire gold. 1902
Mariposa county, Black Bart mine, E Coulterville, large nuggets. 1891
Mariposa county, Evans mine, Bagby, 4,000$ pocket. 1910
Mariposa county, Mariposa mine, handsome specimen ore. 1901
Mariposa county, Mariposa grant, 10$/lb ore.
Mariposa county, Malvina mine, pilfering specimen ore.
Mariposa county, Morgan and Company, Hornitos, 3,000$ pocket of gold. 1871
Mariposa county, Jerome Brown mine, 100 oz gold/ few days. 1873
Mariposa county, Ruth Pierce mine, high graders. 1914-8
Mariposa county, John Snow mine, Sebastopol, 1,100$ pocket gold. 1871
Mariposa county, Little Gem claim, White gulch, 4.5 miles Baghy, ore 66 percent gold.
Mariposa county, Red cloud mine, ore would hinge when quartz was broken.
Mariposa county, Hayseed mine, Wilcocks, specimens very rich with gold.
Mariposa county, Tramps mine, Whitlock, small leaf gold specimen.  
Mariposa county, Olive grove prospect, Coulterville, large native gold.
Mariposa county, Mockingbird mine, crystalline gold.
Modoc county, x, Highgrade district, gold can occasionally be seen.
Modoc county, Sunshine vein, Hoag, quartz showing free gold, native silver and gold.
Mono county, Huntoon valley, coarse gold.
Mono county, Lisbon mine, Mineral hill, visible free gold. 1880
Mono county, Black Bear mine, Rough & Ready district, high grade specimens gold. 1915
Mono county, Rough and Ready mine, ore hinged with gold. 1875
Mono county, Rattlesnake mine, specks gold to pea sized. 1887
Mono county, Mono and Lent mines, wire silver. 1885
Mono county, Mono and Bodie mines, wire silver and flecks gold. 1885
Mono county, Consolidated Pacific mine, some visible free gold. 1879
Mono county, Concordia mine, Red Cloud vein, filiform sheets native silver. 1882   
Monterey county, Santa Rita mine, Cedar ravine, wire silver like cobwebs. 1863
Napa county, St. Helena mines, glittery free gold.
Nevada county, county in general, free gold in large angular particles.
Nevada county, Crown Point mine, thick strands wire silver-gold spangled. 1866
Nevada county, Crown Point mine, half of the rock half shows free gold, much coarse gold.
Nevada county, Crown Point mine, 9lbs ore with 28 oz gold. 1891
Nevada county, Crown Point mine, specimens displayed, ore half free gold. 1886
Nevada county, Crown Point mine, washtub of specimen ore, 2,000$/blast. 1886
Nevada county, Central mine, North Star vein, 5000$ pocket ore filled with gold. 1903  
Nevada county, Central mine, North Star vein, 5000$ gold pocket. 1903
Nevada county, Central mine: 39.2014 -121.0712
Nevada county, Champion mine, many valulable specimens of gold. 1895
Nevada county, North Star-Edmonton mine, seams gold-specimens. 1869
Nevada county, North Star mine, Grass Valley, ore too rich to mill. 1890
Nevada county, North star mine, specimens too rich to mill. 1890
Nevada county, North star mine, visible gold. 1868
Nevada county, Dromedary mine or Berriman mine, Grass valley, fist sized specimen gold. 1888
Nevada county, Omaha mine, Grass valley, coarse specimens free gold. 1888
Nevada county, Omaha mine, fine big specimens.
Nevada county, Seven-Thirty mine, Deadman's flat, ore lousy with coarse gold. 1890  
Nevada county, Seven-Thirty Loan mine, SW Grass valley, sheets leaf gold. 1896
Nevada county, Seven thirty mine, lousey with coarse gold 2,000$ in specimens.
Nevada county, Seven thirty mine, 15 oz of ore worth 100$ gold. 1872
Nevada county, Peabody mine, handsome specimens gold ore. 1890
Nevada county, Peabody mine, Grass Valley, ten dollar sized leaf gold, lady's fist sized wire gold. 1892
Nevada county, Peabody mine, Grass Valley, 10 dollar sized leaf many specimens gold. 1892
Nevada county, Empire mine, Ophir hill, 2,000$ of specimens. 1872
Nevada county, Empire mine, specimen ore chunk ore worth 1,000$. 1891
Nevada county, Empire mine, Grass valley, 30,000$ pocket. 1901
Nevada county, Empire mine, bonanza ore 200,000$/two hours. 1908
Nevada county, Empire mine, ore shows gold freely. 1884
Nevada county, Eclipse mine, Nevada City, ore half gold. 1906
Nevada county, National mine, 22 oz gold specimen. 1866
Nevada county, Blue Jay mine, specimen leaf gold 20,000$/ton. 1893
Nevada county, Nevada county Mine, dime sized leaf gold. 1887
Nevada county, Nevada county Mine, heavy streaks gold 30,000$/ton. 1880
Nevada county, Big Slide ledge, 50$ mass free gold. 1866
Nevada county, Franklin mine, three candle boxes of specimen ore. 3,000$/ton. 1884
Nevada county, Delhi mine, ore half gold. 1892
Nevada county, Delhi mine, high-graders. 1906
Nevada county, Delhi mine, foot long solid gold chunk. 1888
Nevada county, Delhi mine, wirey gold. 1888
Nevada county, Delhi mine, Columbia hill, 300lb ore worth 2,500$ gold. 1906
Nevada county, Delhi mine, Columbia hill area, 5,000$ chunk gold specimen gold. 1886
Nevada county, Red Ledge mine, Grass valley, jewelry gold, chunks to 450$. 1910
Nevada county, Red Ledge mine, Nevada City, Washington district, specimens solid gold. 1908
Nevada county, Red Ledge mine, Washington, 700$ specimen gold and quartz.
Nevada county, Red Ledge mine, Washington, gold nuggets and quartz specimens. 1911
Nevada county, Red Hill quartz mine, Nevada City, wire and leaf gold. 1896
Nevada county, Red hill mine, large nuggets.
Nevada county, Rose Hill mine, pretty specimen ore. 1908
Nevada county, Grey Eagle mine, Washington, gold like placer nuggets. 1908
Nevada county, Eagle Bird mine, some quartz shows free gold. 1894
Nevada county, Kenosha mine, Grass Valley, bunches pure gold. 1905
Nevada county, Kenosha mine, Grass Valley, 2lb ore worth 150$. 1908
Nevada county, Kenosha mine, several specimens bonanza ore. 1908
Nevada county, Kenosha mine, specimen ore put in vault, 4 inches solid gold free gold. 1908
Nevada county, Pacific company, Grass valley, pure gold-17,000$ pocket. 1863
Nevada county, Providence Co. mine, ore spotted with free gold. 1895
Nevada county, Providence mine, 15,000$/ton. 1877
Nevada county, Horseshoe mine, first class milling free gold ore. 1884
Nevada county, Allison mine, valulable specimens-200$ ton. 1869
Nevada county, Allison Ranch mine, Grass Valley, quartz held together with wire gold. 1894
Nevada county, Allison Ranch mine, quartz held together with ropes of wire gold. 1894
Nevada county, Allison Ranch mine: 39.1856 -121.0629
Nevada county, John Larimer and Company, New York hill, 5,400$ pocket. 1858
Nevada county, Mountain Maid mine, Grass valley, You Bet station, leaf gold. 1898
Nevada county, Mountain Maid mine, Grass Valley, leaf gold. 1898
Nevada county, Mountain Maid mine, Bear river, Grass valley, 1/4 inch streak gold. 1907
Nevada county, Mohawk and Montreal Company, coarse visible gold. 1868
Nevada county, Merrifield mine, visible gold, a specimen displayed. 1884
Nevada county, O'Conner mine, Grass valley consolidated, leaf gold specimen.
Nevada county, Banner mine, Nevada City, known for pretty specimen ore. 1915
Nevada county, Buckeye mine, 2 miles ENE Nevada city, specimen ore.
Nevada county, Buckeye ledge, Willow valley, 2lb ore worth 20$ in gold. 1872
Nevada county, Reward mine, ore shows considerable free gold. 1896
Nevada county, Rising Star mine, 5$ and 4$ chunks of gold. 1868
Nevada county, Little Bonanza mine, chunks of gold up to 25$. 1883
Nevada county, Home mine, Deer creek, gold sticking out fist sized ore worth 40$. 1894
Nevada county, Home mine, very rich in free gold. 1873
Nevada county, Nevada County mine, rich specimen ore. 1887
Nevada county, Pennsylvania mine, heavy specimen gold ore. 1886-8
Nevada county, Pennsylvania mine, specimen gold ore. 1908
Nevada county, W.Y.O.D. mine, sheets of gold half inch thick. 1888
Nevada county, W.Y.O.D. mine, ore liberally sprinkled with coarse gold. 1891
Nevada county, W.Y.O.D. mine, ore ribbed with coarse gold. 1889
Nevada county, Greenhorn mine, specimens of gold.
Nevada county, Coe mine, coarse gold. 1891
Nevada county, Polar Star mine, specimens native gold. 1903
Nevada county, California mine, Deadmans flat, ore shows coarse gold freely. 1891
Nevada county, Gold Run mine, a specimen of ore half gold. 1873
Nevada county, Gold Hill mine, specimens very heavy with gold. 1879
Nevada county, Golden Center mine, Grass valley, specimen ore. 1914
Nevada county, Stiles mine, Lost hill ravine, ore shows gold. 1871
Nevada county, Seven Thirty mine, specimens with coarse gold. 1890
Nevada county, Fairview mine, Relief hill, jewelry ore gold, 5,000$ pocket. 1909
Nevada county, Yellow Metal mine, jewelry gold. 1915
Nevada county, Cadamus mine, between Cadamus and Hope mine, leaf gold sticking out. 1895
Nevada county, Union Hill mine, between Bear mountain and Hornitos, high grade pockets gold.
Nevada county, Union Hill mine, Greek Ledge, handsome specimen ore. 1908
Nevada county, El Capitan mine, fine gold specimens 2$/lb. 1880
Nevada county, South Yuba mine, near French corrall, native silver.
Nevada county, South Idaho mine, considerable free gold. 1984
Nevada county, Hartery mine, more gold than quartz, coarse.
Nevada county, Hartery mine, specimen gold ore on display. 1884
Nevada county, Kate Hardy mine, specimen ore full of free gold. 1910
Nevada county, x, Rough and ready township, headwaters Squirrel creek, coarse gold nuggets in quartz.
Nevada county, Idaho Maryland mine, beautiful gold specimens. 1908
Nevada county, Idaho-Maryland mine, jewelry store ore 200,000$ pocket gold. 1908
Nevada county, Illinois mine, gold in chunks 2500$,  
Nevada county, Inkerman ledge, Grass Valley, specimens visibe gold. 1865
Nevada county, Inkerman mine, Lafayette hill by North Star mine, excellent quartz beautiful specimens.  
Nevada county, Pittsburg mine, high grade specimens of gold exhibited. 1894
Nevada county, Pittsburg mine, ore seamed with gold. 1870
Nevada county, Pennsylvania mine, jewelry ore, 15$/lb gold. 1895
Nevada county, Pennsylvania mine, specimen ore. 1888
Nevada county, Plumbago mine, 97lb ore worth 16,000$. 1898
Nevada county, Neversweat mine, Willow valley, quartz covered with gold.
Nevada county, Blue bank mine, 90$ nugget.
Nevada county, Ford and Mullen claim, New York hill, almost solid gold 15,000$ pocket. 1882
Nevada county, Ford and Mullen mine, very rich specimen rock. 1882
Nevada county, New York hill mine, ore locked up in the vault jewelry gold. 1875
Nevada county, New York hill mine, rich specimens gold, contains lots free gold, plentiful free gold.
Nevada county, Columbia hill mine, Columbia hill, 130$ specimen leaf gold ore. 1891
Nevada county, Wyoming mine, 2 inch streak solid gold 2,000$ pocket. 1884

PLACER COUNTY ABOUT 70 REPORTS OF COARSE GOLD AND OR SILVER

PLUMAS COUNTY 30 REPORTS

RIVERSIDE COUNTY 10 REPORTS

SAN BERNARDINO 40 REPORTS

SAN DIEGO COUNTY 15 REPORTS

SHASTA COUNTY 65 REPORTS

SIERRA COUNTY 110 REPORTS

SISKIYOU COUNTY 60 REPORTS

TRINITY COUNTY 25 REPORTS

TUOLUMNE COUNTY 120 REPORTS

YUBA COUNTY 15 REPORTS

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