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Tag Archives: Mokelumne River
The Grizzly Bear House
In the early days of California gold mining, when it was easier to dig for gold than to steal it, and almost everybody was peaceful, men would gather in the evenings, either in a remote camp or in one of … Continue reading
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Tagged American River, California gold rush, Mokelumne River, Nevada City
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Water at Mokelumne Hill
West Point, about twelve miles directly east from Mokelumne Hill, was well known for its pockets of rich quartz, and five or six miles south of West Point the miners of Independence and Rail Road Flats gained their own fame … Continue reading
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Tagged California gold rush, gold rush, Mokelumne Hill, Mokelumne River
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The Mother Lode – part 1
The main rivers of the Southern mines were the Mokelumne, Calaveras, Stanislaus, Tuolumne, Merced, and the portion of the San Joaquin that flows from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Like in the Northern mines, all the streams had their north, middle … Continue reading
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Tagged California gold rush, gold rush, Jackson, Mokelumne River, mother lode
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The Consumnes River Mines
The Southern mines centered around the San Joaquin River city of Stockton. The dividing line between the Northern mines is usually considered to be the ridge between the Consummes and the North Fork of the Mokelumne River. But as the … Continue reading
Early gold rush fortunes by the Mokelumne River
One of the first miners along the Mokelumne River was Charles Weber, but Weber moved on toward Coloma. Next came Colonel Jonathan Stevenson and 100 men of his 1st Regiment of New York Volunteers who arrived in August 1848 soon … Continue reading
