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Panning for Gold in Baja - Old Map

Bob H - 1-25-2014 at 10:59 AM

I find this very interesting and wonder if there is gold to be found in Baja Norte!

http://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/26172?view=print

http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/80winter/gold.htm

Here's an old thread on this subject from 2009

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=38725

El Alamo Region

David K - 1-25-2014 at 11:27 AM

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Originally posted by Bob H
I find this very interesting and wonder if there is gold to be found in Baja Norte!

http://www.raremaps.com/gallery/detail/26172?view=print

http://www.sandiegohistory.org/journal/80winter/gold.htm

Here's an old thread on this subject from 2009

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=38725




bajario - 1-25-2014 at 11:31 AM

I often wonder the same thing. When we were kids we had a short stint in Eureka and would travel east on holiday weekends and pan the Trinity river. The memories of camping, panning, fishing along this river are great and I've always wanted to give it another shot. I've read Hermans book a handful of times and feel like I'm him living these adventures. Maybe that's why I'm hooked watching Gold rush. The thrill of the hunt of hitting a vein or finding nugget keeps my dream alive of doing it again. I just got to do it. Really isn't that hard. But I have lots of dreams.

1905 Mine and Roads Map for your enjoyment...

David K - 1-25-2014 at 11:36 AM











Over around Gonzaga (Bay of San Luis):

willardguy - 1-25-2014 at 11:47 AM

When it rained we could go out and pick up tiny gold nuggets where the rain had washed the earth away. However, we never became rich!

margaret brown baldwin talking about her childhood living at alamo.

DavidE - 1-25-2014 at 12:26 PM

My problem is digging. In old wash arroyos. In "The likely places".

Going down four to six feet to find gold bearing material. I still have a gold pan, but a sluice (where's the water?) with miner's moss. followed by panning will yield gold if that damned first six feet of sand and silt gets removed.

Bob H - 1-25-2014 at 04:11 PM

Really enjoyed looking at the 1905 mine maps David! Thanks.

David K - 1-26-2014 at 12:19 AM

It was sent to me by a real cool Nomad, and I am happy to share my Baja treasures with you.