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Golden Coyote Creek mining ghost town
Ghost town Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittings
Buttons and bucklesAlso reported: Indian Head cents, cartridge cases, miners' candle holders, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0), Unknown (Public domain).
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Why this spot
1850s-1920 placer and hydraulic gold camp
Gold camp on Coyote Creek worked first by settlers and then Chinese miners, later by hydraulic mining; over 150 people lived along the creek by 1892 and the post office ran 1896 to 1920.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old hydraulic workings
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