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Mother Lode town

Old dump ground Inferred from historyPermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
GoldGold

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), BLM Alaska (Public domain).

Why this spot

1848s Mother Lode gold mining boomtown

Historical inference; no documented digs found.

Before you go

Hazards noted for this site.

River or mine groundUrban/private property
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