Explore / North America / Oregon
Oregon
Susanville Elk Creek gold camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
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).
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
,_late_19th_century_(CH_18352061).jpg){kind=link}
Why this spot
1860s-1950s placer and stamp-mill gold camp
Gold camp started in the 1860s on Elk Creek, where miners famously moved the post office two miles upstream in 1901. It had a store and a ten-stamp mill, up to 1,000 miners came in on Saturday nights, and the 80-ounce Armstrong Nugget was found nearby in 1913.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
narrow canyon, old mine workings
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.