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Locations beginning with M
This old placer
gold-mining river-bar was possibly located on the
This hard rock gold mine was located
directly on the Mother Lode vein system.
Location not determined.
Located near Midpines and Bear Creek. Actual location not determined. Possibly
the same as Malone Mine?
MALVINA MINES GROUP
This mine is located about a mile southwest
of Coulterville, and just north of the Tyro Mine. The mines that were a part of the
consolidation include the Malvina,
This was another of the early 1850s era
many placer mining camps along the
MARBLE SPRINGS
…SEE
Marble Springs Mine
This
hard rock gold mine was located directly on the East Belt vein system in the Greeley
Hill Mining District, which is part of the larger Kinsley
Mining District. It was on the
MARIPOSA
(CHL #670 – Courthouse) elevation 2000’
Mariposa is a long way from being a ghost town, but is listed here
due to its immense historical importance.
It is located along SH 49, southwest of
This rich gold-bearing creek flows from
near the town of
About a mile south of Mariposa
near the county fairgrounds, this was
Located around the town of Mariposa.
This small, early
1850s-era gold mining camp was populated mostly by Mexican and French miners and
was located along Mariposa Creek. Actual
location not determined.
Located near Hornitos, the actual location
of this old mine is not determined.
…SEE Hornitos
for a listing of the mines in that area.
MARY HARRISON MINE
Located on the west side of SH 49, 1.8
miles south of Coulterville,
this mine produced over $350,000 in gold between 1852 and 1903. It later was consolidated with a number of
other claims, and the total production of the group was about $1.5 million in
gold. It had a 1200’ shaft and 12
levels. The mill was located four miles
away, and according to an old postcard I have, the railroad connecting the mine
to the mill was called one of “the crookedest
railroads in the world.” In October
2000 it was for sale for $8 million. (Did it sell?)
A misspelling of Maxwell’s Creek.
...SEE
Coulterville
...SEE
Coulterville
...SEE
Coulterville
This old stage station was located on the
old WENGER Ranch, 3.2 miles east of
…SEE Way
Stations for a listing of the various way stations in
Possible
misspelling of the Malvina Mine (above)
In the Bear Creek area near Midpines. Actual location not determined.
This was not a specific location, but a
cluster of placer mining river bars along the
Some of the
mining camps located in what was known collectively as “The Merced
Diggings,” included, but are not limited to the following locations,
which are listed on the appropriate individual listings.
This East Belt vein system gold mine was active in 1949-1950. Location not determined.
This pioneering mine is
one of the oldest mines in the Bagby Mining District. It was discovered and worked by Mexican
miners until 1859 when
MEXICAN MINE (#2)
One of a dozen or so gold mines located at
Hite’s Cove. Actual location not
determined.
…SEE Hites Cove for a listing of the
mines in that area.
MIDAS MINE
In the Coulterville
Mining District. Actual
location not determined.
A map dot located on SH
140, 6.5 miles northeast of Mariposa. It was established by Newell CHAMBERLAIN, author of the book THE
CALL OF GOLD — True Tales on the Gold Road to Yosemite, as a resort
in 1926, and is located midway between Merced and Yosemite.
(What is the current status?)
This
lode silver/gold mine was located just south of and adjoining the Permit
Mine. By the 1950s the shaft had caved
in. Several buildings and the head frame were still standing at that time. Operated a little during
the 1937-1948 era, with a brief closure during the Second World War.
Bexter White & Company’s Sawmill
was located here. It was built in
January 1854.
…SEE Sawmills
for a listing of the various sawmills in
One of several dozen mines located in the Sherlock-Whitlock area of
the Whitlock
Mining District. Actual location
not determined.
This old 1849 era placer gold mining camp
was located in Missouri Gulch, which is now a part of Mariposa.
Located just southeast of the Colorado Mine, in the Colorado
area of the Whitlock
Mining District.
One of several dozen mines located in the Sherlock-Whitlock area of
the Whitlock
Mining District. Actual location
not determined.
Three miles north of Mariposa, two miles
southeast of Colorado at the junction of Whitlock and Colorado Roads, west of
Mono Gulch. I
have no other information on this place name.
(GBS)
One of several mines in
the Jerseydale Mining District. Actual location not determined.
MOONLIGHT MINE
This gold mine was located in the Kinsley
Mining District. Actual location
not determined.
Shown in the DeLorme Northern California Atlas 0.8 miles
southwest of the Francis Mine, north of Mariposa Creek, 1.5 miles south of Old
Highway, 4.4 AIR miles southeast of Catheys Valley
and 4.4 AIR miles southwest of Bridgeport. 1850s-1930s. It was located in the Cathey Mining District.
MORMON BAR (CHL #323)
Located along the East
Fork of Mariposa Creek, about a mile and a half southeast of Mariposa at the
Mariposa County Fairgrounds. This placer gold mining camp was reportedly worked
originally by members of the famed “Mormon Battalion” in 1848. The Mormons were quickly replaced by other
miners, including a large number of Chinese.
The diggings were reported to have yielded about $2 million and were
active through the 1870s, and again in the 1930s.
An historic
marker is at the site, located 500’ southeast of the intersection of SH 49/Ben Hur Road, 1.8 miles south of Mariposa.
This gold mine was located in Hunter
Valley, but its exact location is not determined.
The first hard rock mine in this small
mining camp ten miles northeast of Mariposa was located in 1850. It was owned by and named after William BUCKINGHAM.
MOUNT
BULLION elevation 2176’
This once-flourishing mining town dates
back to 1850. It is located on SH 49,
about 4.7 miles northwest of Mariposa.
It was originally located on Colonel John C. FREMONT’s property. First called Princeton, the post office and
town name was renamed named after Missouri Senator (and
The Mount Bullion Mining District stretches
from a point midway between
Named after John GAINES, this old mining camp was located about eight miles
northwest of Mariposa, near Quartzburg in the Hornitos
Mining District. It was active as a
placer camp in the 1850s, and as a hard rock mining camp in the 1860s.
…SEE
AKA – Ophir
Located on old SH 49, which is a small spur
just west of and paralleling the present highway 1.5 miles northwest of
In 1858 three
stamp mills consisting of 24 stamps were in operation here. The Mt. Ophir Mine
was also located here. (SEE below)
The only
remaining building is the schist rock-walled ruins of the TRABUCCO Store,
built in 1853, is located here. It was
covered on the inside with a lime mortar plaster and was still standing in
April 2002. Other memories include
mounds of tailings and foundation outlines.
The town is also
the rumored, but unproven site of the “Mt. Ophir
Mint”, a small 30 foot square rock-walled building that is said to have been
the source of $50 gold slugs (octagonal coins), that in all reality were
probably minted in San Francisco at the privately owned Moffatt
Mint. However rumors of the existence of
the
My own personal opinion after
researching this issue is that the mint did not exist in Mt.
Ophir. Also the probability of a load of $50 coins
being lost in a local creek is almost nil. The coins
did exist, but were almost certainly produced at the privately owned
Moffatt Mint, which was
located in
This hard rock mine was located at
Location
not determined.
Located
in the Bagby Mining District, on the Merced River
northeast of Sherlock and about six miles east of Bagby. It had four-five miles of underground
workings, and was in operation from 1899-1925, yielding about a million dollars
in gold and silver.
On January 14, 1922, the following article was in
the Merced Express regarding the Mountain King Mine:
“The famous
Contributed (Feb 25, 2008)
to the Mariposa County Discussion E-mail group by Thomas Hilk.
On Mar 21, 2008, Don Rose added the
following: “The Mountain King Mine is
located on the
This c1884 gold mine was located in the Sweetwater
Mining District and was owned by Mr. RICE
and
Located in the Mount
Bullion Mining District. Exact location not determined.
MOUNTAINEER MINE
This mine was located in Hunter
Valley. The exact location is
not determined.
MT.
***
…SEE appropriate MOUNT listing above.
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VALLEY | COULTERVILLE
| HORNITOS | MARIPOSA
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