Western Mining Claims

An excerpt from Gold districts of California, BULLETIN 193; California division of Mines and Geology; Ferry Building, san Francisco, 170; pg 176 Trabuco Canyon Small amounts of placer gold have been recovered in some of the canyons in the Santa Ana Mountains in Southern Orange County. The most productive have been Trabuco, Silverado, and Santiago canyons. The town of Silverado flourished until around 1881. Prospecting was first done here many years ago, and there was some activity again during the 1930's. A number of narrow veins in the region contain varying amounts of tin, copper, zinc, and small amounts gold. Trabuco Canyon Legal Desriptions (Prices including all transfer fees): Trabuco Run (CAMC0289464): T6S R6W S1/2 NE NE1/4 & N1/2 SE1/4 of Section 6 SBM 27 (160 acres) Golden Eagle (CAMC0289293): T6S R6W S1/2 NE NE1/4 & N1/2 SE1/4 of Section 5 SBM 27 (160 acres) Golden Gultch (CAMC0289292): T6S R6W NW1/4 of Section 4 SBM 27 (160 acres) Silver Run (CAMC0289291): T6S R6W N1/2 NE1/4 of Section 4 SBM 27 (80 acres) Gold Streat (CAMC0289465): T5S R6W SW1/4 of Section 33 SBM 27 (160 acres)

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