Fairplay, California (old gold mining town)

[LadyDigger]

Here's a link to the now Fairplay, California area.....this is the history part of the site:
http://www.fairplaycalifornia.com/html/history.html

Here's a newspaper article I found regarding the last building to close....the post office...

 

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[kjunova]

I use to have a small Ranchette at Mt Aukum. Went through Fairplay for the first time in about 15 years last summer on a motorcycle cruise. There is a ghost town on the way between Omo Ranch and Fairplay on Indian Diggings Road. also their are a few abandon mines throughout the area. Found my oldest coin at the ghost town about 20 years ago. Love to go up their for the wine tasting.

 

[garym94931]

i haven't been to any abandoned mine areas, yet. what did you discover when you went through those areas? anywhere near easily accessible roads is probably picked clean, but northern california has thousands of mines from what i've read.

 

[kjunova]

You should try Indian Diggings Road and head for the cemetery which is near the old town. I remember their was a mine near their. It's been awhile since I went down that road, so you may encounter Homeowners trying or have succeeded in putting a gate across the road. Their were a couple of mines near Omo Ranch but you would have to get a topo map to find them. Also, going from the Omo Ranch town down to the Consumes River, their are also a couple of mines. Refer to a topo map.

 

[garym94931]

hey! thanks for that. but which town are those locations? i'm in santa rosa, ca sonoma county.

 

[kjunova]

This is located above Fairplay CA, which is about 15 miles south of Placerville, CA.