The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-04-25
VOL. ".
COLD NUGGETS.
History OF the Most Important Found In
California.

The first nugget of any great import
ance, and which PLAYED a prominent
part in the early history of California,
was found by young soldier of Steven
sons regiment. in the Mokelumne
Riverwhi drinking from that stream.
He hastened 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 smouldering flame and caused the
nations to realize the Importance of
California This nugget weighed be-
tween twenty aud twenty-five pounds.
In November. 1854. a mass of gold
was found NJ Carson Hill. Calaveras
County. which weighed 1875 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 locali-
".
On the 18th of August, 1860, a large
piece of gold was taken from the
Monumental Quartz Mine, Sierra Coun-
", which weighed 1885 ounces troy.
The nugget was purchased of the owner
by r. b. Woodward. of San Francisco,
and exhibited at Woodward's Gardens.
Mr.. Woodward paid $aI, $50. So for il.
and afterwards melted the nugget.
realizing $17. 654. "a from it.
A Mr. Strain found large slab
shaped gold quartz nugget near Knapp
ranch, half mile east of Columbia.
Tuolumne County, which weighed tifty
pounds avoirdupois. After crushing
and melting. the gold WAS valued at
IS, 500.
In 1s49 nugget was found at Sui
hyan Greek, 1uolumne County, that
weighed twenty-eight pounds ayoiriu-
pois.
In 1856, at French Rayine. Sierra
County. nugget was found which
contained considerable quartz but
yielded $4,000. while another was
found at an earlier date in 1851. the
gold from which was valued at So. 600.
In the year 1867. at Pilot Hill. FL
Dorado County, a boulder of gold
quartz was found, which yielded in gold
-. 600.
Several other boulders of smaller size
were found in the same claim. The
boulders were found in what is known
as the Boulder Gravel Claim. immedi-
ately west of the Pilot Hill Post-Offiee.
A Mr.. Virgin and others found a
nugget on Gold Hill. Tuolumne County.
which weighed $50 ounces, and was
valued at about SO. 800.
In 1854 mass of gold weighing $50
ounces and valued at $6.625 was found
at Columbus, Tuolumne County.
1t has been reported that nugget
weighing POO ounces and valued at S.
600 was found at Minnesota. Sierra
County.
In 1850 piece of gold quartz was
found IN French ravine, Sierra County
which contained 263 ounces of gold /
worth 81 1913.
1t has been reported that a French I
man found a nugget of gold in Spring
Gulch, Columbia, Tuolumne County. t
which was nearly pure gold, being 4
worth more than S, 600. The finder 4
became insane the next day and was
sent to Stockton. The French Consul I
recovered the nugget. realized its value.
and sent the money to the finders 4
family IN France.
On the 4th day of A .dst, 1858. Ira !
a Willard found on Hne west branch
OF Feather River a nugget weighing fif-
ty-four pounds ayoirdupois before and
torty-nine and half pounds after melt
ing.
A gold nugget was FUND. date not
given, near Kelsey, Ell Dorado County
which sold for 81. 700.
In 1876 j. d. Colgrove. of Dutch
Flat, Placer County, found a white
quartz boulder in the Polar Star hv-
draulic mine which contained -. 80
worth of gold
IL has been reported that nugget of
pure gold was found in the middle fork
OF the American River, two miles from
Michigan Bluff, in the year 1861 which
weighed 226 ounces. and was sold FOR
S4,2O4 Another account of this mug
get states that the weight was l37
ounces PtrQtqta { Nes,l llhrolLi,.Le