Kalaloch

In E 1/2 of NE 1/4 section 31 T26N R13W north of Kalaloch to Ruby Beach, on Tombolo between Abbey Island and Ruby Beach, in the deposits of black sand you may be able to find some very fine gold.

Quinault

The Rustler Mine composed of five hardrock claims is located in section 31 T25N R7W. It is a lode mine that produced gold in it’s quartz veins surrounded by slate. You can find it northeast of Quinault approx. 22.5 miles by dirt road. Take the trail another 1.5 miles and you will find Rustler Creek.

In Grays Harbor County look for gold in black beach sands in the areas of Oyhut and Cow Point, near Moclips.

Electric City

East of Electric City by .5 miles, in section 14 T28N R30E at the foot of the east wall of Grand Coolee, is the location of The Electric City Mine. It was a beryllium, bismuth, molybdenum and silver mine that had a by-product of a small amount of gold. In the southwest corner of section 14, in floor of Grande Coolee, is the Hope No. 1 Mine.

George

In section 22 R18N T23E, southeast of George, to the Columbia River, in the gravel and terrace along the Columbia River you can find placer gold.

Priest Rapids

In sections 10 and 11 T13N R24E, in the far southwest corner of Grant county, near toll bridge junction of route 24 and 243, is the Chinaman’s Bar Placers. The river gravels yield placer gold.

From 1896 until 1959 Ferry County produced a minimum of 839,000 ounces of gold. Most of that came from the Republic district, with about 6,000 ounces coming from the Danville District and Columbia River Placer Mines. From 1904 until 1928 Ferry County lead Washington in total production of gold. There were 164 lode mines and 35 placer mines in Ferry County.

Aeneas

South of Aeneas, to Lyman Lake, is where you will find the Crown Point Mine. It was a very productive lode gold mine.

Belcher

13 miles northeast of Republic is Belcher district. Northeast of Belcher 1 mile, you will find the Belcher Mine. It produced lode gold, copper, and iron. 1 mile west of that, in section 31 T38N R34E, you will find the Winnipeg Mine. It was a lode gold, copper and iron mine. Near the center of the E 1/2 of section 18, is the Pin Money Mine, which produced gold, silver, copper, nickel and cobalt. In the NE 1/4 of section 6, is the Hawkeye Mine, it produced gold, copper, silver and iron.

Covada

Near the mouth of Stray Dog Creek, in section 12 T31N R36E, is the Blue Bar Placer mine in the Columbia River. It is annually renewed with flour gold. On the Columbia River 2 miles above the Blue Bar, near Turtle Rapids, is the Turtle Rapids Placer Mine. It consisted of a terrace 60 feet above highwater line for several miles along the Columbia River. The paystreak was several inches thick and was worked by Chinese Miners. East of that in section 6 T31N R37E, on a Columbia River Bar, is the Thompson Placer Mine.

Curlew

Curlew is located northeast of Republic. Near the N 1/4 section 6 T39N R34E is the Panama Mine. This produced lode gold, with silver, copper, lead and zinc.

Danville

On Big Goosmus Creek, is the Goosmus Creek Placer Mine. It was very productive along a narrow creek bottom. South of that 3 miles, is the Danville Mine, it was a rich lode mine. On the east side of Kettle Creek, in SW 1/4 section 16 T40N R34E, is the Morning Star Mine. It consisted of 10 claims, producing gold, pyrite, copper and tungsten.

Gerome

Near Gerome, on the North Bank of the Columbia River, in section 4 T29N R36E, is the Wilmont Bar Placer. It consisted of 2 terraces 20 feet and 100 feet above the river. It had abundant placer gold, cerium and thorium.

Grand Coulee Dam

6 miles upriver from the Grand Coulee Dam, on the north side, in section 17 T28N R32E, is the plum Bar Placer. It was worked heavily in 1938-39.

Hunters

From Hunters down the Columbia River 2 miles, on the west bank, in section 23 T30N R36E is the location of the Rogers Bar Placer. It consisted of 1,500 acres and 3.5 mile long. There were rich terraces 30, 75 and 100 feet above the river. In the area all low water bars contain placer gold and platinum.

Keller

East of Keller, to the Columbia River, via dirt road, near the mouth of Ninemile Creek, probably in section 16 T29N R25E, is the location of the Ninemile Placer. The terrace deposits 30 and 100 feet above the river produced well. The paystreak in each lever 1-3 feet thick produced flake gold. The Chinese Miners worked this in the early days. Southeast to the Columbia River on a road 3 miles above the mouth of the Spokane River, in section 11 T25N R35E, is the Threemile Placer. It produced flour gold and large very thin flakes. At the mouth of Sixmile Creek, 6 miles above the Spokane River, in section 34, is the Sixmile placer, which produced flour and flake gold.

Meteor

North of Meteor 3 miles, in the NW 1/4 section 5 T32N R36E, is the Gold Twenty Mine. It was a lode gold mine that also produced lead and silver.

Nespelem

Along the Columbia River, between the mouths of the Nespelem and Kettle rivers to the south and east of Grand Coulee Dam, there is gold in all bars and terrace gravels.

Peach

Opposite Peach, on the north side of the Columbia River, in section 15 and 16 T27N R35E, is the Kirby Bar Placers. Between town and the mouth of the Spokane River, the Large Island in the Columbia River, is the Peach Island Placer Mine. It had very productive gravel.

Republic

The Republic district, which is 25 miles south of Canada, is the most consistent gold producer in Washington State. It had a total recorded production of 836,393 gold ounces from 1896-1959. SW of Republic .5 miles, is the Republic Mine. It consisted of 13 patented claims that produced lode gold, silver and selenium. A half mile out further, in S 1/2 of SW 1/4 of section 34 T37N R32E, is the Morning Glory Mine. Southwest 1 mile near the base of the east slope of Copper Mountain, near Center of section 12 T36N R32E, is the Princess Maude Mine. In Section 4, the Alva Stout Placer Mine is located. Northwest 1 mile near the west line of NW 1/4 section 35 T37N R32E is the Insurgent Mine and adjoining on the east, the Lone Pine Mine. The Last Chance Mine is close by. On the east side of Eureka Gulch, near SW 1/4 section 35, is the Quilp Mine. Northwest 2 miles on west side of Eureka Gulch, on line between sections 34 and 27 T37N R32E, is the Ben-Hur Mines, which were all lode mines. In the same area is the Day Mine, which had 92 patented claims. At the head of Eureka Gulch in the W 1/2 of SE 1/4 of section 27, is the Knob Hill Mine, which was 13 patented claims. In 1960 the Knob Hill Mine was the most productive mine in America.

Columbia River

The Columbia River Placer is located in the far southwest corner of the county.

Stevenson’s Ferry

Stevenson’s Ferry is a Columbia River landmark, it is also the location of the Trouble Placer Mine, which had some rich local occurances of placer gold.

Woodland

In Section 6 T5N R1E, is the Green Mountain mine. It consisted of a small open cut and produced gold, copper, lead, silver and zinc.

Marengo

If you go south by southeast of Marengo, in the SW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 in section 3 T9n R41E, near the north end of the Hoffeditz farm, you will find the Hoffeditz mine. It is about 200 feet above the Columbia River and was a lode mine.

Brush Prairie

In this area of Clark County in Washington it is reported that in all black sand deposits there is placer gold.

Camas

It is reported that in the Columbia River at low water gravel bars placer gold can be found.

Moulton

East of Moulton 4 miles, on the East Fork of the Lewis River, in Section 21 T4N R4E is the location of the McMunn Placer. This area produced gold and platinum. The terrace gravel deposits above the stream only produce place gold. If you go 5 miles east on the Lewis River Road, 1 mile above the McMunn Claim, The Lewis River Placer can be found. The access road is up the East Fork of the Lewis River. Gold can be found in all black sand deposits on the Lewis River.

Arch-A-Wat

Arch-A-Wat is located W of Neah Bay, on the Pacific Ocean. If you go south of Arch-A-Wat along the beach to between Portage Head and Point of Arches, in sections 18, 19 and 30, T32N R15W, you will find the Shi Shi Beach (Lovelace) Placer Mine. The road from Neah Bay reaches a place on the cliff above the beach where there are some productive placers. Gold, platinum, iridium and zircon can be found. 2 miles north of the mouth of the Ozette River, section 12 T31N R16W, is the location of the Ozette Beach Placer. You can access it from a trail from the Little Ozette River. Gold and Platinum can be found here. In T30N R15W at the mouth of Little Wink Creek, in the S 1/2 of the SW 1/4 section 1, is the location of the Little Wink Placers. Also near a small stream in the NW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 section 19, The Main and Barnes Placer Mines, which consisted of fine gold, platinum, silver, zircon. At high tide level in SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of section 18, is the Morrow Placer, consisting of flour gold. 2 miles south of Sand Point, in SW 1/4 section 18 is the Yellow Banks Placer, which consisted of gold, platinum. You can reach it by hiking along beach from Ozette River mouth or north from La Push.

La Push

North of La Push 4 miles along beach, at Johnson Point (Cape Johnson) in the NW 1/4 Section 5 T28N R15W, is the Johnson Point Placer. In the beach black sands and adjacent bench black sand deposits you can find placer gold and platinum. North of La Push 10 miles along beach, near mouth of Cedar Creek, in the E 1/2 of section 18 T29N R15W, is the Cedar Creek Placers. You can find very fine gold here. In section 19, black sand beach deposits contain gold and platinum. North on the beach 125 feet NW of the mouth of Big Wink Creek in NW 1/4 of NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 section 12 T30N R16W is the Morgan Placers.

Port Angeles

South of Port Angeles, between Ennis Creek and the head of White Creek, on Melick Farm, in section 23 T30N R6W, is the Port Angeles Mine. This was a lode gold mine. If you go Southeast 6 miles and 3.5 miles by trail, on Cowan Creek, a tributary to the Little River, in section 6 T29N R6W, is the location of the Angeles Star Mine. This was a lode gold, copper and zinc mine.

Washington gold was discovered in Chelan County in 1860. Some of the early records are not accurate, but by best estamates Chelan County has produced around 1,565,425 ounces of gold. There were 139 lode mines and 24 placer mines in operation in this county, some still working today.

On the headwaters of Roaring (Raging) Creek, 10 miles west of mouth of Chikamin Creek, is the location of the Allen Magnesium Mine, which produced lode gold.

From the mouth of Nigger Creek, upstream about 2 miles, is the location of the Nigger Creek Placer Mine. Boy I am suprised somebody hasn’t changed the name of that creek. In section 9, T22N R17E, is the location of the Amigo Mine, which produced lode gold.

Along Railroad Creek in sections 16 and 17, T23N, R17E, is the location of the Railroad Creek Placers. In sections 36, at the mouth of Ruby Creek, is the location of the Ruby Creek Placers.

In section 19, T27N, R18E, at the mouth of Deep Creek, is the location of the Deep Creek Placer Mine..

At Horseshoe Basin, accessible from Lake Chelan by road and trail, in the N 1/2 of section 29, T35N R15E, some 13 area lead and silver mines had a by product of gold.

Blewett

The Blewett district is in the south part of the county at lat. 47 deg. 25 min. N, Long. 120 deg. 40 min. W. It had a total production of 850,900 ounces from 1860-1959. All of the listed mines were in T22N R17E. South of Blewett a few hundred feet, in the SW 1/4 section 1, is the location of the Black and White (Diamond Dick) Mine, which produced free gold with pyrite. West of that by 1,200 feet, in SE 1/4 of section 2, The Peshastin (Blewett, La Rica) Mine, which produced free gold with copper and lead minerals. North 1/4 mile from the Peshastin, on the east side of peshastin Creek, in the SW 1/4 section 1, is the Blue Bell Mine, which produced free gold in pyrite. Along Peshastin Creek, there were many early mines. 1 mile above Nigger Creek, in section 1, the Bloom Placer Mine and the Cook, Crawford, Solita and on the upper reaches of the creek, the Peshastin Creek Placer mine. All were productive. In the Culver Creek area, on the south side, in the SW 1/4 section 2, is the location of the Alta Vista (Pole Pick No. 2) Mine, was a lode gold in pyrite producer. From the head of the gulch west to and across Nigger Creek, in the NE 1/4 section 3, is the location of the Blinn Mine. In the SW 1/4 sectin 2, is the location of the Bobtail Mine. On the north side of the gulch, about 1/2 mile above its junction with Peshastin Creek, is the Gold Eagle Mine. There were many other mines in the area. Also in the adjoining Chiwawa district, there were very many other mines.

Entiat

The Entiat district is in the east central part of the county, between lat. 47 deg. 40 min. and 48 deg. 00 min. N and long. 120 deg. 10 min. and 120 deg. 45 min. W. It is the largest district in the state, with 790 square miles. It had a total production of around 10,000 ounces. North along the Entiat River, you will find the Entiat placers. Northwest along the Mad River, is the Mad River Placers. In Crum Canyon, a tributary of the Entiat River, in N 1/2 section 36, T26N R20E, is the location of the Rex Mine, which was a major producer of lode gold and silver. 1.5 miles east of the Rex Mine, in SW 1/4, section 25, is the Pangborn Mine, which produced lode gold and silver. About 3 miles up the Entiat River from its mouth, near top to the ridge north of the ridge, T25N R20E, is the Cook-Galbraith Mine, produced free milling gold. If you go West by Northwest 10 miles, in T26N R20E, you will find the Savage Mine. 2 miles further up you will find the Sunset Mine. The Entiat River is said to produce gold and platinum.

Holden or Chelan Lake

The Holden district is located in the northwest part of the county on the east slope of the Cascade Range. The Chelan Lake (Holden, Railroad Creek) districts produced 514,525 ounces of gold. The Holden Mine, is located in section 18 and 19, T31N R17E. It is 13 patented and 78 unpatented claims. It was the states largest producer of gold as a by product of its copper mining.

Stehekin

In the Stehekin district there were many area mines. On Company Creek is the location of the Well Know Mine. At the head of Agnes Creek, is the Goericke Mine. On Maple Creek, is the Lulu Mine. On Flat Creek was the Sunset Mine.

Wenatchee

Wenatchee district is loctated in the Southeast corner of the county and had a total production of around 190,000 ounces. On the west side of Squillchuck Creek, near center of setion 22, T22N R20E, is the Golden King Mine. It is the 10th largest lode gold mine in America. In section 3, T22N R20E, is the Wenatchee Placer Mine which was very productive.