The Calaveras mine was a lode gold mine four miles east of Latrobe. The quartz vein, containing both free gold and sulfides, was developed by 32 and 53-foot shafts and open cuts in 1896. Two miles west of Kelsey was…
Category: Mines of El Dorado County
Mines of El Dorado County: “C” (Part 2)
The Claghorn (Growers) mine was a drift mine on Cedar Creek, two miles south of Fair Play. Here an ancient gravel channel was mined for its gold by a 200-foot adit. On the south side of Texas Hill, one mile…
Mines of El Dorado County: “D”
A lode gold mine known as the Dailey and Bishop was located two miles south of Grizzly Flat. It was active around 1896 when a one and one-half to three-foot vein of gold bearing quartz in slate was developed by…
Mines of El Dorado County: “E”
The Eagle mine was a lode gold mine located on 47 acres one and one-half miles north of Grizzly Flat. A three foot wide vein was worked for gold, while another deposit 150 feet long and up to 6 feet…