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Legal Sub Division Description for the Location Site of Mining Properties Available to New 49’er Members

Gold Mining Properties, GPS Coordinates for our Mining Properties

Jan 032016

“Here are the legal sub division descriptions for our mining properties…”

New 49’er Claim Number	1/4 Section, T, R, Meridian
E-1	NEsec23 T16N R7E Hum
E-2 & E-3	S1/2sec25,SW,NW,NEsec36 T16NR7E Hum & N1/2sec31 T16nR8E Hum
E-4	SEsec13 & NEsec24 T15N R7E Hum
E-4	SEsec13 & NEsec24 T15N R7E Hum
E-5	SEsec29&NEsec32 T15N R8E Hum
I-1	SW sec32 T18N R7E hum & W1/2sec5 T17N R7E hum
I-1	SW sec32 T18N R7E hum & W1/2sec5 T17N R7E hum
I-1A	E1/2sec16 T17N R7E Hum
I-2	N1/2Sec31 T18N R7E Hum
I-2A	NW,SW&SE sec25 T18N R6E Hum
I-3	E1/2sec11,sec14,NEsec23 & w1/2sec24 T18N R6E hum
I-4	NE,NW&SWsec8,&SEsec7&NWsec17T17N R7E Hum
K-02A	NW1/4 of Sec 11,T46N,R8W MD
K-03	S1/2 of Sec 4,T46N,R8W MD
K-04	NW1/4 of Sec18,T46N,R9W MD
K-05	NE1/4 of Sec 13,T46N,R10W MD
K-06	SW1/4sec13&SE1/4sec14,T46N,R10W MD
K-06	SW 1/4 of Sec 13,T46N,R10W MD
K-06A	SE1/4 sec 16,T46N,R10W MD
K-07	NW1/4sec28,T46N,R10W MD
K-08 & K-09	NW,SW&SE1/4sec26&NE1/4sec35,T46N,R11W MD
K-08 & K-09	NW,SW&SE1/4sec26&NE1/4sec35,T46N,R11W MD
K-1	SE1/4 of Sec 8.T46N,R7W MD
K-10	SW1/4sec 22,T46N,R11W MD
K-11	S1/2sec21,T46N,R11W MD
K-11	SWsec16,SEsec17&W1/2sec21,T46N,R11W MD
K-12	NE1/4sec13,T46N,R12W MD
K-13 & K-14	SWsec3,S1/2sec4,NEsec9&sec10,T46N,R12W MD
K-15 & K-16	S1/2sec31T46NR12W MD &SEsec10,NEsec20&NWsec21T17NR8E Hum
K-15A	sec5,T46N,R12W MD
K-17	W1/2sec18T46NR12W MD & sec 28 & Sec 33 T17NR8E Hum
K-17	W1/2sec18T46NR12W MD & sec 28 & Sec 33 T17NR8E Hum
K-17A	NE sec 7 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	NE sec 7 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	NE sec 7 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	S1/2sec8 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	S1/2sec8 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	S1/2sec8 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	SWsec 8 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	SWsec 8 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	SWsec 8 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	SWsec5 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	SWsec5 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	SWsec5 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	SWsec5 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	SWsec5 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	SEsec6 T16N R8E Hum
K-17A	SEsec6 T16N R8E Hum
K-18	NWsec17 T16N R8E Hum
K-18	NWsec17 T16N R8E Hum
K-18	NWsec17 T16N R8E Hum
K-18 & K-19	NE,SE&SWsec18 & NWsec19,T16NR8E Hum
K-19A	NEsec12,T16N,R7E Hum & W1/2sec7,T16N,R8E Hum
K-19A	SEsec13,T16N,R7E Hum & SW sec7 & W1/2sec18,T16N,R8E Hum
K-02	NE 1/4 of Sec 7,T46N,R7W MD
K-20	N1/2sec 1,T16N,R7E Hum
K-21	SWsec 1 &NWsec12 & SW,SE&NEsec11,T16NR7E Hum
K-22	S1/2sec10 & SWsec11 & W1/2sec15,T16NR7E HUM
K-22	W1/2sec22,NE,NW,SWsec27,NEsec33,NWsec34,T16NR7E Hum
K-22A	NE,NW&SWsec33,T16NR7E Hum
K-23	SEsec31,SWsec32,T16NR7E Hum & NWsec5,T15NR7E Hum
K-23A	SWsec5T15NR7E Hum
K-23A	SEsec6T15NR7E Hum
K-23A	NEsec7 & NWsec8 T15NR7EHum
K-23A	NEsec7 & NWsec8 T15NR7EHum
K-23A	SEsec6T15NR7E Hum
K-23AA	S1/2sec32,T16NR7E Hum & N1/2sec5,T15NR7E Hum
K-23AA	NW1/4sec 5,T15N R7E Hum
K-23AA	NE1/4sec5, T15N,R7E Hum
K-23AA	NE1/4sec5, T15N,R7E Hum
K-24	NWsec29 & E1/2sec30 T15N R7E Hum
K-24A	SEsec30 & NE,NW&SWsec31T15NR7E Hum & SEsec36,T15NR6E Hum
K-25	SWsec31 T15NR7E Hum & E1/2sec6T14NR7E Hum
K-25A	SEsec11 & SWsec12 T14N R6E Hum
K-25A	S1/2sec11 & NWsec14 T14NR6E Hum
K-25A	S1/2sec11 & NWsec14 T14NR6E Hum
K-25AA	E1/2sec12 T14NR6E Hum
K-25AB	SWsec14,SEsec15 & NEsec22 T14N R6E Hum
K-25B	SEsec22 T14N R6E Hum
K-25B	SEsec22 T14N R6E Hum
K-26	NWsec28 T14N R6E Hum
S-1	SE1/4sec20 & SW1/4 sec21, T45N, R10W MD
S-2	SW1/4 sec5, T45N, R10W, MD
S-3	NW1/4 sec16, T45N, R10W, MD
S-4	NW1/4sec 8, T45N, R10W MD
SA-5	NE,SE,SW sec3, NE sec10 & NW sec11, T10N, R7E Hum
San-1	SE1/4sec 13, T10N,R7E, Hum
San-2	SW1/4,sec31,T40N,R12W MD
San-3A	W1/2sec24, T40N, R12W, MD
San-4	NE1/4 sec 24,T40N,R12W MD
San-4	NE1/4 sec 24,T40N,R12W MD
San-4	NE1/4 sec 24,T40N,R12W MD
San-4	NW1/4 sec 24,T40N,R12W MD
San-6	SEsec26,T40N,R11W, MD
T-1	NW,NE,SEsec6 & NEsec7 & W1/2sec8 &N1/2sec17 T17N R8E Hum
UK-3	NE1/4 of Sec 5,T46N,R6W MD
UK-3	NE1/4 of Sec 5,T46N,R6W MD
UK-3A	SE 1/4 of Sec 32, T47N,R6W MD
UK-4	NE1/4 of Sec 24,T46N,R7W MD

K-26 – Three Creeks Gold Claim

Gold Mining Properties, Lower Klamath River Gold Claims

Feb 272015

Important note concerning Mining & Dredging Seasons on this Property

Google Earth Coordinates: 41°34’51.01″N, 123°32’8.76″W

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K26 river view

K-26 Three Creeks Gold Claim is located 20.4 miles downriver from Happy Camp, or about a quarter-mile upriver from the USFS Dillon Creek Campground. The property takes in just under a half-mile of the Klamath River. The upriver boundary can be found at Highway 96 mile marker 20.06.

The nearest mile marker to the downriver boundary is 19.64. There are two large roadside pull offs located on this claim. At the large pull off, on the upstream side of the bend in the middle of the claim, there is about 50-yards-long path that has a gentle slope all the way to the river. Directly across the river on the upper end is a gravel bar.

Here follow some video segments to give you are better idea of what the property looks like. Please note that the video was captured during mid-winter when water levels are much higher than during summer flows:

The Dillon creek campground just downstream (closed during the winter months) is a fee campground with toilets and water.

Here it is on Google Earth

PROSPECTS: Here is another very proven section of the Klamath River. The first high-grade pay-streak Dave Mack and his partners found on the Klamath River was located about a mile downstream. One of Dave Mack’s original dredging students claimed this same section of river during their first year on the Klamath in 1984. He was recovering half ounce of gold per day using a 4-inch dredge on the roadside of the river not far downstream from the rapids. Something happened in the person’s personal life that he had to return home, and he never returned. To our knowledge, nobody has dredged in this section of river since that time. There is extensive bedrock showing on both sides of the river the entire length of this claim. Images here display gold which was recovered by our advanced sampling team along the roadside of the river up near the pathway.

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Upper Klamath :: Upper-mid Klamath :: Mid Klamath :: Lower Klamath
Elk Creek :: Indian Creek :: Scott River :: Thompson Creek
Salmon River Main Stem :: Salmon River North Fork
Master List of Mining Properties

K-26 Topo Map

Gold Claim Maps

Feb 272015

K-26 Topographical Map

K-17A – China Point Claim

Mid Klamath River Gold Claims

Jan 042015

Important note concerning Mining & Dredging Seasons on this Property

Upriver Google Earth Coordinates: 41°47’54.21″N 123°19’4.95″W

Downriver Google Earth Coordinates: 41°47’25.12″N 123°18’49.01″W

Google earth view of the entire claim, the location of private property, and our Gordon’s Ferry location downstream.

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river view

K-17A CHINA POINT CLAIM – The upper boundary of this property can be located by driving upriver from Davis Road in Happy Camp on Highway 96 a distance of 5.75 miles to China Point Road. (Note: The USFS gate to this road is now locked because of a large slide which occurred during 2016) You can follow China Point Road directly to the river where there is plenty of room for parking and short term camping. Having said that, there are several difficult hairpin turns and rather steep areas along the road, so you should drive down for a look before deciding to pull a trailer or drive an RV down there. The upriver claim boundary is located near the bottom of the large gravel bar that China Creek Road leads to. The downriver boundary is located approximately 2.3 miles downriver.

With the exception of USFS Road #16NO1 which reaches the property on the other side of the river, this is an entirely remote section of the Klamath River.

To reach USFS Road #16NO1from Happy Camp, you drive .7 miles downriver from Davis Road on Highway 96 to where Elk Creek Road veers off to the left and crosses the bridge over the Klamath River. Just after crossing the bridge, you take a left on China Grade Road and follow it 8.1 miles to where you will find USFS road number 16NO1 on the left side. The Forest Service has seasonal closures on the many roads in our area, which includes 16N01. The gates to these roads are normally opened by the Forest Service (USFS) from April 1st to November 15th unless there are circumstances such as late heavy rains or snow that would prevent them from unlocking the gates.

Some areas on the road are steep, so we strongly recommend 4X4 vehicles, especially when the surface is wet. Travel trailers are off limits on this road! Please be extra careful to not tear up the road! This road extends 2.3 miles down to a huge gravel bar near the top of the claim. There is plenty of room down there for parking and tent camping. You will find signs of historical large scale mining in this area. Therefore, modern day prospects are likely to be further away from the river where the gravel bar meets the sloping bedrock. Pan samples there have turned up gold out of the exposed bedrock cracks, and the advanced sampling team was excited about trying out our new form of gravity mining and some booming in the areas where the old-timers left off. Here is what John Rose had to say: “I haven’t even begun to look at any of the lower part of the new properties yet. They may only be accessible by boat. But I must say I am really excited about what I have seen and Derrick was taken aback by what he saw and said he never even imagined that the claim was there because it has been overlooked for such a long time. That and the fact that a whole new concept of mining here could possibly be done with a little ingenuity and some modification to equipment. I haven’t been this excited about a claim in a long time!”

This stretch of river is mostly a remote canyon that does not include dangerous rapids. Our advanced sampling team voyaged through by rubber raft and described the area as so remote; it reminded them of something out of the movie, Jurassic Park. Our initial impression is that the stretch is going to be ideal for crevice mining and suction dredging.

It’s still too early to tell, but our initial guess is that the best way to gain full access to this claim is by launching a raft or small boat from China Point River Access and then getting picked up later in the day (or week) at the river access on our Gordon’s Ferry Claim (K-18). The distance between the two points is just a little more than 3 beautiful miles. With the exception of a 1-mile stretch of private property (see maps), we have mineral access to the entire stretch. The floating distance is short enough that you could make day trips in and out of your mining site. Or, this would be a fantastic area to do some remote camping along the river.

There are just a very few long, remote stretches of the gold-bearing Klamath river that are not blocked by dangerous white water. In fact, this may be the only one. So we are very lucky to have it!

PROSPECTS: This portion of the river has a very rich mining history. Though, because of remote access, we suggest almost no prospecting has taken place in this area during the modern age. Shortly before the dredge moratorium took effect in California, several of our members devoted about a month of dredging directly at the top end of this property. They were bringing their gold into the office for us to see; and the golden treasure they recovered, consisting of mostly large flakes and nuggets, took our breaths away! This is a very proven, rich section of the Klamath River, with gold mining history going back to the very early days. Members have done exceptionally well both in and alongside the river on our Gordon’s Ferry Claim just downriver.

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Google earth view of the entire claim, the location of private property, and our Gordon’s Ferry location downstream.

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K-17A Topo Map

Gold Claim Maps

Jan 042015

K-17A Topographical Map

K-22A – Doolittle Rapids Gold Claim

Lower Klamath River Gold Claims

Jan 312014

Important note concerning Mining & Dredging Seasons on this Property

Google Earth Coordinates: 41°44’24.29″N123°24’32.38″W

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K-22A Doolittle Rapids

K-22A Doolittle Rapids – is another extension of a very long stretch of contiguous river claims which extend over 8 miles to our Richardson Bedrock property a short distance upstream from Happy Camp. The lower boundary is located at Highway 96 mile marker 35.5. This is mostly canyon property where few prospectors have been before. Some primitive paths and trails have been created to gain access, mostly up towards Doolittle Creek.

Here it is on Google Earth

PROSPECTS: The claims upstream have produced rich gold deposits from top to bottom, with members recovering many, many ounces during the past several years. A lot of dredging was done upstream of the canyon several years ago. There has also been some productive dredging activity in and around the lower end of the canyon. There is exposed and shallow bedrock on both sides of the river, creating completely unexplored above and below water crevicing opportunities. For the most part, this long stretch of river has not been prospected or mined-and the prospects are exceptional.

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K-22A Topo Map

Gold Claim Maps

Jan 302014

K-25AA Topo

K-25AA – Ukonom Gold Claim

Lower Klamath River Gold Claims

Jan 032014

Important note concerning Mining & Dredging Seasons on this Property

Google Earth Coordinates: 41°37’2.59″N 123°28’59.66″W

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K25AA

K-25AA – UKONOM GOLD CLAIM – Located about 16 miles downstream of Happy Camp, this property takes up 1.4 miles of a mostly remote portion of the Klamath River. It is upstream into the lower portion of the Independence canyon that begins up on our K-25 property. It butts up to our K-25A property downstream at the mouth of Ukonom Creek.

There is a sizable roadside pull-off towards the lower end of the property where you will find an unimproved road that leads to a hidden parking area with some limited camping (mile marker 25.2). You will find a narrow trail there that leads down to the river just upstream from Ukonom Creek. The trail is a very well defined, but rather steep most of the way down to the river. We have attached a rope to assist with safer passage. If you look around, you will find other trails near the lower end of the property, all of them rather steep and challenging, especially for packing gear. It is an elevation drop of around 100 feet to the river from Highway 96, so we recommend taking it light and easy on your first visit, and bring along some water and a snack. Don’t forget to bring along a camera, because the dramatic and remote landscape once you get down on the river might shock you into feelings like you have been transported into a lost world. Not been many people have visited this place!

The upper end of the property is landlocked by private property (see the kmz file on Google Earth just below). Please respect the private property signs on the access roads towards the upper end of the property. The lower end of this property butts up to our K-25A, then to K-25AB, and then to K-25B, allowing us a continuous length of 4.7 miles.

Here is K-25AA on Google Earth.
Here is K-25AA through K-25B on Google Earth.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Between June 15 and October 15, there will be no dredging within 500 feet upstream and 2000 feet downstream of the mouth of Ukonom Creek.

PROSPECTS: There are signs of historical mining activity up the hillside, and even across on the north side of Highway 96. The panning, crevicing and vack mining opportunities in the exposed bedrock on the bottom end of the property (where the trail leads) provide some of the best small-scale gold recovery you will find anywhere along our properties. We are assuming there is more of the same along the 1.4 mile stretch of river further upstream. We will need to find the old prospecting trails that will certainly lead into those areas. There will unquestionably be extraordinary opportunities for high-grade gold deposits within the active waterway.

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