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Forman's Jackpot #1 & #2 |
Forman Ravine Mining Claims Forman's Jackpot #1 and Forman's Jackpot 2 Combined with Forman's Gold 1 & 2 $20,000 Or make an offer!
One of the first settlers to Indian Valley was Job Taylor. He and his party made the long trek from Salt Lake City in the early 1850s to find their fortune in the gold fields of California. When they happened upon Indian Valley, they set up camp, now called Taylorsville, and started to prospect. On one of his explorations to the high peaks of the area, he found a river deposit on the top of the mountain. After exploring around for a while and to his amazement, the gravels contained gold! That high peak was later named Mount Jura and the rich river deposit bares the same name. Job Taylor had the finest pickings of the area and he preferred this one spot because of its beautiful view and rich deposits of gold. Taylor’s Diggings, as it is called, was extensively mined for several years and provided much of the financial backing the Taylor family needed during those early times.
Forman’s Ravine is a drainage on the western flank of Mt. Jura and drains the slope below Taylor’s Diggings. The Jackpot mining claims are located in the headwaters of the drainage. A recently graded dirt road provides easy access, even for 2wd. There are a couple good camping spots on each claim. The claim attributes are:
The canyon is rather narrow and there is a limited about of placer gravels. But don't let that fool you, there is abundant flower and flakes in nearly every 5-gallon bucket we have sampled. Gold is both fine and coarse-grained, and has a dull luster that gives away its older origins. Bedrock is exposed in many locations or just a short distance below the surface. It is highly fractured in places. The canyon shows abundant evidence of past raging floods. Large boulders and organic debris, such as logs and branches, are high up on the banks. These past flood-waters likely replenished the gold supply every few years. In the wider parts of the drainage, there are remnant terrace deposits. They are probably thousands of years old and appear not to have been previously worked. The yardage is probably small, perhaps on the order of a 200-400 yards, but is likely to contain a fair amount of gold. These are excellent targets for a small trammel/bobcat operation. The creek has seasonal flow, but some pools linger all year, indicating groundwater is a short distance below the surface. These are ideal mining claims for the recreational prospector. The canyon is cool in the summer months and secluded enough to provide that peace and quiet we all need. The dirt road leads up to the high-country, making the claim sites a perfect jump-off location for daily excursions. Claim Georeferences
Google Earth Fly To and click "Satellite" to see an aerial photo of the claim. Use the topographic maps provide to gauge the claim boundaries. Maybe someday, we'll figure out how to put the claim boundaries on these maps. Estimated GPS Coordinates:
Standard Information Upon payment, the mineral claim will be transferred via a notarized Quitclaim notice filed in your name with Plumas County and the BLM. A $150 fee is assessed to handle the transfer. Limited payment terms and conditions are available; information available on request. Advanced Geologic has an exceptional automatic claim notice filing system that will maintain your annual filings for any claim in the United States. Advanced Geologic reminds you that you MUST file annual notices with both the county in which the claim is located AND with the Bureau of Land Management by the appropriate dates. There are NO exceptions and errors will lead to the loss of your claim! Are your claims filed correctly? Advanced Geologic is a professional geologic consulting firm located in Chester, California. We not only sell quality mining claims, but we also help people work their claims. Our experience in resource evaluations, compliance and permitting and claim portfolio management allows our clients and buyers to go for the GOLD. Interested? Send us an email or call. |
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