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Locations beginning with A
This old inn was located at the junction of
SH 140/Triangle Road, about four AIR miles northeast of Mariposa. In 2002 it housed a church and revival
hall.
In 1854, D. C. CLARK built a sawmill
here. His old family home is still
standing across the highway from the old inn.
(Carolyn Feroben)
…SEE
also Clark’s
Sawmill.
…SEE Sawmills
for a listing of the various sawmills in
…SEE Way
Stations for a listing of the various way stations in
ADAMS & CARTER MILL
In 1885, a Mr. ADAMS and CARTER owned a ten-stamp mill at an undetermined
location.
One of many mines located in the Coulterville
Mining District, which was located around the town of
AGUA
FRIA (CHL #518)
smaller
than, and located about a mile northwest of Lower
…SEE
Agua
Fria
Located in Yosemite
Valley east of Yosemite Village. When automobiles began to arrive in the
valley, the current hotel was built, opening its doors on July 14, 1925. It replaced an earlier complex that served
visitors arriving by pack train.
…SEE Way
Stations for a listing of the various way stations in
This gold mine was located west of
One
of many gold mines operating in the Sherlock-Whitlock area of the Whitlock
Mining District.
It was consolidated with the Whitlock Mine
into the Whitlock Group of Mines. Exact
location not determined.
ALTONS BAR
This early 1850s Merced River, placer gold-mining camp was located
just below the confluence of the South Fork of the Merced River with the main
branch of the
Actual location not determined. Possibly on
In the Granite
Springs Mining District, which is located in the
upper northwest corner of the county, straddling the Tuolumne County line,
north of Lake McClure. Most of
the gold mines in the district closed down by the 1930s. Actual location of the mine is not
determined.
…SEE
Agua
Fria
This gold mine was located between
Blackstone and
Photos:
(Photos courtesy of Ray Westmoreland.)
§ 1939
photo showing Martin
GLOVER in front of the headframe.
§ 1939
photo of headframe.
§ 1939
photo of a miner’s
cabin.
§ 2nd
photo of a miners cabin in
1939.
This was an early 1900s hard rock
gold-mining camp located along SH 140, about two miles west of Mariposa, and
0.5 mile east of
On April 10, 2002 we drove
past the area and I spotted some foundations on a flat area just south of SH
140. Could these have been the
remains? (GBS)
Location
not determined.
One of several mines operating in the Saxton
Creek area of the Whitlock
Mining District. It was located
somewhere along the
This old gold mining camp and granite
quarry was located two miles south of the junction of SH 49/Ben Hur Road, just east of Mormon Bar. In 1858, the
This early 1850s gold-mining camp was
located about a mile south of Mariposa at the confluence of Mariposa and Stockton
creeks, near the Mariposa County Fairgrounds and Mormon Bar. It was owned and operated by the Ave
Maria Mining Company.
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