Anyone Prospect areas West of Mosquito on the South Fork American River

[theseeker]

Was just google earthing around N. Cal. around Placerville and stumbled on the area. Looks really interesting. Any open public land on the river there?

 

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[diverrick]

I have permission to work a claim on the middle fork. Beeped befor, and found nothing but miners trash, but you never know. Very steep country, and anything near the drainages/rivers
is mostly all claimed

 

[theseeker]

Thanks for the feedback diverrick! If there were miners there in the old days there may be something to find. Will be in Sacramento next month, thought I would start taking a look around now for a place to prospect and run a bazooka.

 

[Goldwasher]

There used to be a few claims right downstream. North is a pretty good walk to bedrock its a hard area to set up a sluice. Easiest travel is high up on the north side.Be careful in any of the canyons they have been in the cold shade for a while all the rock is slick.

 

[The Gilded Lens]

Nope Live about 40 minutes away but have only been to the town of Placerville and haven't worked any of their waterways yet.

 

[theseeker]

There used to be a few claims right downstream. North is a pretty good walk to bedrock its a hard area to set up a sluice. Easiest travel is high up on the north side.Be careful in any of the canyons they have been in the cold shade for a while all the rock is slick.

Thanks Goldwasher for your input. Will probably skip that area at this time of the year.
Gilded Lens thank you also for your response.