S-1 SCOTT RIVER CLAIM

LOCATION

RIVER:Scott River Claim

COUNTY:Siskiyou County

STATE:California

Located 3.5 miles up the Scott River from its confluence with the Klamath. Watch for the 49'er claim sign on a tree along the left side of the Scott River Road. Just beyond the sign, there is a primitive access road that leads down to the river. The access road is narrow and bumpy. Look before you drive in! There is camping down by the river. Please leave room for other to turn around at the bottom of the road, should they drive down there without knowing you are there first. The upper boundary sign is posted alongside the river, just down river from another access road and cabin. The lower boundary adjoins private property along the river. Watch for the appropriate posted signs. There is an upper access road .3 of a mile further up Scott River Road on the right side. This is Forest Service road #45N16. You will find a path on the left side, about .1 of a mile up this road. The path leads to one of the 49'ers popular metal detecting areas. There is camping .2 of a mile further up this road. Our claim up in this area adjoins private property just a bit further up the road. Watch for the appropriate posted signs.

The upper claim area, up into the old hydraulic workings, has been producing gold nuggets for members using metal detectors. There has been just a little work on the lower end, along the river. Several members were finding gold nuggets and jewelry gold in the river, alongside the bank, just at the bottom of the access road. There's a path that leads directly to where they were dredging. They said the gold came out from around the boulders. Several other members had very good luck about a quarter mile downriver, around the corner, at the base of a set of rapids. They were finding nice sized jewelry gold, up to half ounce sized nuggets, in and around the boulders. They finally gave up for lack of having a mechanical winch to help move the boulders around. The prospects on this claim look very good!