Explore / North America / California
California
Indian Gulch (Santa Cruz) gold camp
Ghost town Documented siteGray area
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Gold
Coins and tokens
Nails and fittingsAlso reported: Large and Indian Head cents, mining tools, buttons, bottles.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain), West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, (CC BY-SA 2.0), North Lincolnshire Museum, Martin Foreman, (CC BY 2.0).
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
.jpg){kind=link}
Why this spot
1851-1912 gold rush lode-mining settlement
Gold rush settlement founded about 1851 on a quartz lode in the Hornitos district, with a hotel, blacksmith shop, church and several hundred residents by the mid-1850s. It served the surrounding mining and ranching district until its post office closed in 1912.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
old mine workings, rattlesnakes
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.