K-6 BROWN BEAR CLAIMS

Pictures of Mining Activities at Brown Bear

LOCATION

RIVER:Klamath River

COUNTY:Siskiyou County

STATE:California

Are located six miles up the Klamath from its confluence with the Scott River. It is located half mile up river from the Walker Creek bridge - which is where Highway 96 crosses the Klamath River. This bridge is about a mile up river from Horse Creek. The up river claim boundary is marked on a tree alongside Hwy. 96 about 8/10 of a mile up river from the down river boundary. The down river boundary is also well posted on a tree along Hwy. 96, across from the Klamath River Elementary School - which is visible from the highway. There is a developed river access and campground toward the upper end of the claim The far side of the river can also be accessed by driving along Walker Creek Road, which is located just down river from the Walker Creek bridge. There is some private property on the far side of the river between Walker Creek Road and the river - but the owners have been allowing access. Access is relatively easy from the Hwy. 96 side. Sometimes the Forest Service restricts club camping in this campground to a 2 week limit if the location is popular with other river users. There is a set of rapids that can be dangerous. I have had a problem with moving a dredge down to the lower end of the claim, because the water is deceptive. We lost a 6" dredge down the rapids and had to go chase it. To get large dredges out of the water on the lower end of the claim, most people float the dredge down the river below Walker Creek bridge.

PROSPECTS

This claim has been producing good gold deposits for suction dredgers in relatively shallow gravel, on both sides of the river and the center. This claim has had lots of dredge activity, especially below the rapids. I dredged below the rapids and did fairly well.