Sonora was known as the "Queen of the Southern Mines" and was the largest and most important city in the southern part of the great Sierra gold belt. It was also one of the roughest and most lawless camps of all the Gold Rush settlements in California.
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Sonora's 50 miles from Riverbank City of Action and was my gateway to wherever I was heading. I'd drive to Sonora and either hung a left on Hwy 49 to go to the Central and Northern Mining Districts, right to go to the Southern Mines, or straight on through to the High Sierras.
This was interesting.Id like to visit there,alot of cool history.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog, cousins grew up in your town, cattle haulers their whole life, along with ranching.
ReplyDeleteGrew up in socal, got gold fever watching outdoor channel.
Have 3 claims in sierra and yuba county.
I’m sure you’ve met my family or their friends.
Thank you for excellent blog
Sounds like a wild time, ban the Mexicans and give them 15 days to get the fuck out...
ReplyDeleteHmmm 🤔 not a bad idea
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Ironstone’s Crown Jewel is the world’s largest piece of crystalline gold, found in Jamestown....which is 3.5 miles from Sonora.
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Sonora Mining Corporation..... I remember when that was found. Strangely enough, it was found when they were in the process of shutting that mine down because it wasn't profitable enough.
DeleteI was drinking in a bar and got to talking to the guy next to me who happened to be the mining superintendent there. I asked about some of the nuggets he must've seen, and he told me he's never seen so much as a flake. Everything that came out of there was raw ore that was shipped to Nevada for processing.