St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-08-16
Jumps OF GOLD.
Some of the Leading Nuggets
Found in California.

Some of the Leading Nuggets
Found in California.
Virginia (Nev.) Chronicle.
The first nugget of any great import
ance, and which played prominent
part in the early history of California,
was found by young soldier of Steven
sons regiment, in the Mokelumme
river, while drinking from that stream.
He fastened to San Francisco and
placed his prize in the hands of Col.
Mason for safety, after which 1t found
its way to New York, where it famed
the smoldering fame and caused the
nations to realize the Importance of Cal
ifornia. The nugget weighed between
twenty and twenty-five pounds.
In November, 1854, mass OF gold was
found at Carson Hill, Calaveras county,
which weighed $50 pounds troy. This
is the largest piece Of gold ever found
in the state. Several other nuggets,
weighing from six to seven pounds,
were found in the same locality.
On Aug. Is, 1860, large piece of gold
was taken from the Monumental quartz
mine, Sierra county, which weighed
1856 ounces troy. The nugget was pur-
chased of the owner by r. B. Wood
ward, of San Francisco, and exhibited
at Woodward's gardens. Mr.. Wood
ward paid S21 1862 for it, and after
ward melted the nugget, realizing
S17,654.94 from it.
A Mr.. Strain found a large slab
shaped gold quartz nugget near Knapp
ranch, half mile east of Columbia
TuolumDe county, which weighed fifty
pounds avoirdupois. After crushing
and melting the gold was valued at
$500.
In 1910 a nugget was found at Sulli-
vans creek, Tuolumne county, that
weighed tWenty-eight pounds aVoirdu-
pOiS.
DIN 1856, at French Ravlne, Sierra
county nugget was found which con-
tanned considerable quartz, but yielded
$4,000, while another was found at an
earlier date in 1851, the gold from which
was valued at $4,000.
In the pear 1867, at Pilot Hill, El Dor
ado county, bowlder of gold quartz
was found which yielded in gold $4,000.
Several other powders of smaller
size were found in the same claim. The
powders were found in what is known
as the Bowlder gravel claim, Immediate
ly west of the Pilot Hill postoffice.
A Mr.. Virgin and others found a
nugget on Gold hill, Tuolumen county.
which weighed $50 ounces, and was
valued at about $1,000.
In 1854 mass of wood weighing $50
ounces and valued at S6,62s was found
at Columbus, Tuolumne county.
1t has been reported that nugget
weighing 266 ounces and valued at $1,000
was found at Minnesota, Sierra county.
In 1850 a piece of gold quartz was
found in French ravine, Sierra county,
Jah Poi of
worth S4.S93.
1t has been reported that a French
man found nugget Of gold in Spring
gulch, Columbia, Toulomne county,
which was nearly purely gold, being
worth more than $1,000. The finder
became insane the next day and was
sent to Stockton. The French consul
recovered the nugget, realized its value,
and sent the money to the finders FAM
lily in France.
On the 4th day of August, 1858, Ira A.
Willard found on the west branch of
Feather river nugget weighing fifty
four pounds avoirdupois before and
forty-nine and half pounds after melt
ing.
A gold nugget was found, date not
given, near Kelsey, Ell Dorado county,
which sold for 81, 700.
LII 1876 y. ~. COlSrOYe, OF Ducn FlaC,
Placer county, found white quartz
bowder in the Polar Star hydraulic
mine which contained S5,760 worth of
gold.
1t bias been reported that a nugget of
pure gold was found in the middle fork
of the American river, two miles from
Michigan Bluff, in the year 1864, which
weighed 226 ounces, and was sold for
S4.204. Another account of this nugget
states that the weight was 1877 ounces.