Ghost Town
Guide to
the Ghost Towns, Mining Camps,
and Other
Formerly Inhabited Places in
Locations beginning with S
SAINT MARY’S MINE
…SEE
St. Mary’s Mine (below)
This copper mine was located in the West
Westfall Copper Mines area, 0.6 miles south of the Lookout Mine, 0.5
miles west of West Westfall Road, at a point 1.2 AIR miles northwest of the
junction of West Westfall/Preston roads, in the southwestern tip of the
county.
...SEE
Indian
Gulch (#1)
This hard rock gold mine was located near Midpines-Bear Creek.
Actual location not determined.
SAVAGE(’S)
CAMP
Alternate
names for the Savage Trading Posts – below
A Savage’s Camp is mentioned by GUDDE in CGC
as being four miles from
This is probably the same
location as Savage Trading Post #3 (below).
GBS
…also SEE Way
Stations for a listing of the various way stations in
SAVAGE TENT
…SEE
Savage Trading Post #3
SAVAGE(’S)
TRADING POST #1 (CHL #527)
Established at the confluence of the North
Fork and the main
, this log-store catered to miners. In 1850, Savage relocated further west along
Mariposa Creek. The historic marker is
located on SH 140 at milepost 43.2, eight miles west of El Portal. In the mid
1970s, a tourist Trading Post by the same name was located along SH 140 at or
near this site.
…also SEE Way
Stations for a listing of the various way stations in
SAVAGE(’S)
TRADING POST #2
Established in the
spring of 1850 by James D. SAVAGE along
Mariposa Creek south of Agua Fria. It replaced his earlier trading post. It was burned in December 1850.
…also SEE Way
Stations for a listing of the various way stations in
SAVAGE(’S)
TRADING POST #3 (???)
AKA
– Savage Tent
A Savage Trading Post is said to have been
located at the confluence of Piney Creek and the
…also SEE Way
Stations for a listing of the various way stations in
SAWMILLS
Throughout the county’s history, lumbering
was a major industry, and a large number of sawmills operated here. Listed below are some that were located in
·
BEXTER
WHITE & COMPANY’S SAWMILL
·
CIRCULAR SAWMILL …SEE (Bert) Bruce’s Sawmill
·
KING
& HARBOR’S SAWMILL (#1)
·
KING
& HARBOR’S SAWMILL (#2)
·
SCOTT’S SAWMILL …SEE below
·
SMITH & DUDLEY SAWMILL …SEE DUDLEY’S
STATION
·
SNYDER & COMPANY’S SAWMILL …SEE below
·
STONY HARRIS’ SAWMILL …SEE Harris’
Sawmill
SAXON CREEK
This is a common misspelling for Saxton’s Creek.
It is also spelled this way on the DeLorme Northern California Atlas & Gazetteer,
page 110.
SAXTON CREEK
AKA – Saxon Creek, Sexton’s Creek
This gold-bearing creek in the northeastern
part of the Whitlock
Mining District was the site of a lot of mining activity. It flows north through the Sherlock-Whitlock
area and into the Merced River at a point 1.3 AIR miles west of Briceburg and six AIR miles north of Mariposa. The placer mines were active in the 1850s,
and a number of hard rock mines later.
For details follow the links to the
appropriate alphabetic listing pages.
·
KING
& HARBOR’S SAWMILL (#1)
·
SCHROEDER MINES GROUP
(SEE below)
·
WASHINGTON
MINE (#2)
SCHOOLHOUSE MINE
A gold mine located in Hunter
Valley. The exact location is
not determined.
Throughout
For
details, follow the links to the appropriate alphabetic listing pages.
·
·
SCHROEDER MINE (Group)
This mine was located on the East Belt vein
system, in the heart of the Whitlock
Mining District. It was along Saxton
Creek (SEE above for list of mines), about two miles northeast of the Diltz-Oro Grande Mine and two AIR miles southwest of Briceburg. This mine
was a patented location and was active in at least as late as 1949. A mill was located on site. In 1885, some hydraulic mining took place
here. The Schroeder Mine later
consolidated with the Kid Saxon, King Saxon, Queen Saxon and Rex mines. It was
originally discovered in July 1877 by John SCHROEDER,
and produced $200,000 to $300,000 in gold.
SCOTT’S SAWMILL
Ray SCOTT
purchased his sawmill from the Comet Mine in 1924. Where he set it up is not determined.
…SEE Sawmills
(above) for a listing of the various sawmills in
A one-room school was located here. In
1864, it was located north of
SH 49, near the NORRIS Ranch,
between Mariposa and Bootjack. Actual
location not determined.
…SEE
Schools (above) for a list of schools in the county.
SELBY FERRY
Located on the south
bank of the Merced River, about a mile below (west) of Bagby/Benton
Mills. In 1949
ruins included ruins of an adobe building and an old corral. This old ferry site is now under the upper
end of Lake
McClure.
SEXTON’S CREEK
...SEE
Saxton Creek
SHERLOCK CREEK
This gold-bearing stream flows northerly
into the Merced River at a point 1.2 miles southwest of the confluence of the
In
1853, King & Harbor built a second sawmill, which was
located along Sherlock Creek.
...also
SEE Sherlock’s Diggings (below)
SHERLOCK GULCH
...SEE
Sherlock’s Diggings
...SEE
Sherlock’s Diggings
SHERLOCK’S DIGGINGS
AKA
– Sherlock Creek, Sherlock Gulch,
Along Sherlock Creek. The Sherlock Creek-Whitlock
area had a large number of active lode mines beginning in the 1860s.
SHIMER MINE
The old Cherokee
Mine at Bondurant was re-activated by the SHIMER brothers in the 1880s.
SIERRA RICA MINE
This 1860s-era gold mine was located along Bear
Creek, near Briceburg. Actual location not determined.
SILVER BAR MINE
The
location of this silver mine is not determined.
SILVER LANE MINE
The
location of this silver mine is not determined.
SIMPSONVILLE
…
SMITH & DUDLEY SAWMILL
Located at Dudley’s
Station.
…SEE Sawmills
(above) for a listing of the various sawmills in
SMITH RIDGE
In the Kinsley
Mining District. Actual
location not determined.
SMITH’S FERRY
Operated by J.
L. SMITH, this 1851-era ferry was located on the
SNOW CREEK
Located several miles
east of Mariposa and north of Bootjack. A five-stamp mill was located here in
1869. Possibly the same location as the Snow Creek School
(below).
SNOW CREEK RANCH
…SEE
Clark’s
Station
…SEE Way
Stations for a listing of the various way stations in
This c1884 one-room school taught by Miss BEALS, was located in
the Sweetwater Mining District.
Actual location is not determined.
…SEE Schools
(above) for a listing of the various schools in
SNYDER GULCH
…SEE
Hite’s
Sawmill.
SNYDER & COMPANY’S SAWMILL
This 1880s sawmill was located in the
Sweetwater Mining District. An actual
location is not determined.
…SEE Sawmills
(above) for a listing of the various sawmills in
SOLOMON’S GULCH
Located on the north side of the
SORREL MINE
Located in the Mount
Bullion Mining District, about a half-mile south of Mount Bullion.
SOUTH CRANBERRY MINE
This gold mine was
located in the Clearinghouse
Mining District. Actual location
not determined.
SOUTH
SUNSET EXTENSION MINE
Part of the Trujillo Mines group, which
was located at the headwaters of Burns Creek, about 5.5 AIR miles northeast of
Hornitos. Actual location not determined.
SPECIMEN MINE
Located in the Bagby Mining District, directly on the Mother Lode
vein system near Bear Valley. Actual location not determined.
This 1850s era river ferry was located on
the south side of the
SPREAD EAGLE MINE
One of several dozen mines located in the Sherlock-Whitlock
area. It produced $425,000 in gold. Actual location not determined.
SPRING DIVISION
…SEE
Great Johnson Vein in the Bagby Mining District.
SQUIRREL MINE
…SEE Bunker
Hill Mine
ST. MARY’S MINE
AKA
– Saint Mary’s Mine
This
gold mine was located at the head of Toledo Gulch, three AIR miles north of
Hornitos.
STAGE STATIONS
…SEE
Way
Stations
STOCKTON CREEK
This gold-bearing creek
flows southwest from a point about a mile east of Mariposa to Mariposa Creek at
a point about 1.5 miles south of Mariposa.
It was originally called Ave Maria River, and the confluence was the
site of the 1850s mining camp of Ave
Maria.
STOCKTON CREEK MINE
This gold mine was
located on Stockton Creek, in the Mariposa
Mining District, about a half mile southeast of Mariposa. It operated from the 1850s until 1938.
This may
be an alternate name for the Stockton Creek Mine. (GBS)
STONEHOUSE
This
place is located at the junction of
STONY HARRIS’ SAWMILL
…SEE Darrah Station.
STRINGTOWN
(
…SEE Gertrude
STUD HORSE FLAT
This 1920s mining area was located about
three miles northwest of Bagby. Exact location not determined.
SULTANA MINE
One of several dozen mines located in the Sherlock-Whitlock
area. Actual location not determined.
SUMMIT INN elevation 2962’
Located at Midpines Summit, on SH 140, at the junction with
Sherlock-Whitlock Road, 3.5 miles northeast of Mariposa.
…SEE Way
Stations for a listing of the various way stations in
SUNSET MINE
Part of the Trujillo
Mines group,
which was located at the headwaters of Burns Creek, about 5.5 AIR miles
northeast of Hornitos. Actual location not determined.
SWEETWATER
This gold mining camp
was located in the heart of the Sweetwater Mining District (below),
probably at the Sweetwater Mine.
SWEETWATER MINE
This gold mine operated
from the 1850s through the 1950s, and was located at the head of Sweetwater
Creek, northeast of Mariposa and about two miles northwest of Jerseydale and 4.5 AIR miles southeast of Briceburg. There was
a 12-stamp mill on site in 1853. In
1883, the mine was owned and operated by the GROYES
Brothers, and at that time a ten-stamp mill was located on site for ore
reduction. It was in the Sweetwater Mining District (below).
SWEETWATER MINING DISTRICT
AKA – Jerseydale-Sweetwater Mining
District
Located northeast of
Mariposa, south of Hites Cove, north of Bootjack, and
east of SH-140, this mining district played host to several mines and mining
camps. Placer
mining supported the community in the 1850s, lode mining in the 1860s-early
1900s, and again in the 1930s. Some of the other mines/mining camps in the area
included:
·
·
SNYDER & COMPANY’S SAWMILL…SEE above
·
SWEETWATER…SEE above
·
SWEETWATER MINE…SEE
above
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