A former Au mine located in secs. 8, 9 & 16, T4S, R17E, MDM, 1 mile SSE of Bagby and 2 miles N of Bear Valley on highway 49.
References:
Silliman, Benjamin, Jr. (1868a), Note on three new localities of tellurium minerals in California and on some mineralogical features of the mother vein: California Academy of Natural Sciences Proceedings: 3: 378-382; […Mining and Scientific Press: 16: 9 (1868)]: 380.
Hanks, Henry Garber (1884), Fourth report of the State Mineralogist: California Mining Bureau. Report 4, 410 pp. (includes catalog of minerals of California pp. 63-410), and miscellaneous observations on mineral products): 388.
Dana, E.S. (1892) System of Mineralogy, 6th. Edition, New York: 1096.
Turner, Henry Ward (1896), Further contributions to the geology of the Sierra Nevada: USGS, 17th. Annual Report, part 1: 679.
Knopf, Adolf (1929), The Mother Lode system of California: USGS PP 157, 88 pp.; […(abstract): Engineering & Mining Journal: 128: 24 (1929); […Geol. Zentralbl., Band 41: 364-367 (1930)]: 35.
Logan, Clarence August (1934), Mother Lode Gold Belt of California: California Division Mines Bulletin 108, 221 pp.: 189
Bradley, W.W. (1941), Thirty-seventh report of the State Mineralogist: California Division Mines Report 37: 491.
Bowen, O.E., Jr. & C.H. Gray, Jr. (1957), Mines and mineral deposits of Mariposa County, California: California Journal of Mines and Geology: 53(1&2): 154.
Bowen, W.E. and Evans (1966).
Murdoch, Joseph & Robert W. Webb (1966), Minerals of California, Centennial Volume (1866-1966): California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 189: 197, 198, 360, 363.
Clark, Wm. B. (1970a) Gold districts of California: California Division Mines & Geology Bulletin 193.
Pemberton, H. Earl (1983), Minerals of California; Van Nostrand Reinholt Press: 24 (map 2-13), 51, 64, 65, 66, 76, 103, 220, 321, 422, 425.
Rocks & Minerals 82 (2007): 402-407.
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Map Reference: 37°35'42"N , 120°7'19"W
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