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Mokelumne Hill southern mines camp

Old dump ground Documented sitePermission required

What you could find

Reported finds from this ground.

Old bottlesOld bottles
Clay pipe stemsClay pipe stems

Also reported: gambling pieces.

Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), Surrey County Council, David Williams, (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Why this spot

Victorian bottle era, historically mapped

One of the richest and roughest 1850s camps, with French and Chilean quarters; ravine dumps and stone-store backlots ring the mesa town.

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