The Hwy '49er Series:
This is a series of caches
meant to highlight some interesting and, maybe even, some more
obscure historical facts about California's gold mining
history. Most of these caches will be placed in the Sierra
Nevada foothills in the general vicinity of Hwy 49, the Gold
Country Highway. Highway 49 starts in the south at
Oakhurst, Madera County, and continues generally
northwest, weaving through many of the gold mining communities of
Tuolumne, Calaveras, Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Nevada, Yuba,
Sierra, and Plumas counties
until it reaches its northern terminus at State Route 70, in
Vinton.
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Invitation:
All local cachers
are invited to add to this series of caches, placing and calling
out new locations of gold mining history along highway
49. New caches can be of any type according
to cache publishing guidelines. It would be great to see this
series eventually run the entire stretch of Hwy 49.
Also, please share any information you may have about the
postings in your logs. There's bound to be some intersting
facts out there that can be shared with
everyone.
A
Warning - Please be careful when caching in any areas of the
foothills. These hills are home to many creatures, including
slithering ones. Please be aware of your surroundings
and keep a watchful eye, especially if you have children with you
while caching.
Ruth
Pierce Mine - Located just south of Hornitos Road,
total production reached between $600,000 to $800,000 in
gold. The mine location is now on private property and is
located just to the southeast of the cache
location.