Gold Placers of California - Just Republished!

by

Scott Haley, 1923

Originally Published in 1923 by the California State Mining Bureau, as Bulletin no. 92 this rare classic book is full of useful and valid information on the gold placer deposits in the state of California. Along with descriptive geology and information of various Ancient River Channels throughout the state that have long been the source of California's great gold riches this book floats some theory's on the mystery of how and where these great deposits formed that perplex prospector's, geologists and miners to this day.

Some of the Contents Include:

• Methods of Mining
• Methods of Prospecting
• Klamath River Region and Tributaries
• • Trinity River Region and Tributaries
  • Salmon River Region and Tributaries
  • Scott and Shasta Rivers and Tributaries
  • Sacramento and Pitt Rivers and Tributaries
• Feather River Region
• Region of the Yuba, Bear, and American Rivers
• Cosumnes, Mokelumne, Calaveras and Stanislaus Rivers
• Tuolumne and Merced Rivers
• Upper San Joaquin, Fresno, Kings, Kaweah, and Kern Rivers
• Outlying Districts
• Dry Placers

Also, lots of pictures and maps.

Now back in print by miningbooks.com. Great Book!