Montezuma
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heringermr
N 37° 54.304 W 120° 27.213
10S E 723878 N 4198339
A very discrete marker along Highway 49 for an old California mining town.
Waymark Code: WMKRFB
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 05/22/2014
Views: 6
First record of Montezuma was June 1850 when partners Solomon Miller and Peter K. Aurand, proprietors of the 'Montezuma Tent,' were attacked and Aurand killed by a group of Mexicans during the foreign miners tax excitement of that period. Due to the lack of water, little mining occurred here until 1852 when a ditch and flume were completed bringing water for placer mining. Two types of mining were carried on, placer operations on the flats and tunnels extending under Table Mountain. The gravel produced 3-1/2 C. per pan in the mid 50s. The yield was from $5 to $10 per day. One placer nugget found in 1853 weighed 18 lbs. 8 oz. By late 1852 the population was about 800. At its zenith Montezuma City had four saloons, two hotels, Adams Express Co., post office, church, some homes, and many tents and cabins. The town was nearly destroyed by an incendiary fire which started in Clarks Hotel on June 29, 1866.
Marker Number: 122.00
Marker Name: MONTEZUMA
County: Tuolumne
Has Official CA Plaque: no
Marker Dedication Date: 07/06/1933
Location:
On State Hwy 49 (P.M. 11.3), 2.5 mi N of Chinese Camp
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