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New Mexico
Hillsboro (Percha Creek)
Tidal foreshore Source-confirmed findsGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Old bottlesAlso reported: bitters.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0).
Why this spot
1890s+ Sanborn-mapped town on Percha Creek
Placer and lode gold camp; much of the old townsite is now private ranch and patented ground.
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.