265 CHILI GULCH
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BackPak
N 38° 16.840 W 120° 42.518
10S E 700419 N 4239439
Is there still Gold here?
Waymark Code: WM185F
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 02/19/2007
Views: 41
This five-mile gulch was the richest placer mining section in Calaveras County. It received its name from Chileans who worked it in 1848 and 1849, and was the scene of the so-called Chilean War. The largest known quartz crystals were recovered from a mine on the south side of the gulch.
Marker Number: 265.00
Marker Name: CHILI GULCH
County: Calaveras
Has Official CA Plaque: yes
Marker Dedication Date: 07/04/1949
Location:
On State Hwy 49 (P.M. 26.4), 1.4 mi S of Mokelumne Hill
Website: [Web Link]
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