froggy
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The first official record of area gold discovery was in the Catalina foothills some 300 years ago by Spaniards who conducted primitive off-and-on mining efforts for more than 150 years in the Cañada del Oro (Valley of Gold) area. Placer (fine particle) gold was verified and mined from the washes of the Old Hat Mining District on the backside of the Santa Catalina's between Oracle and San Manuel. And prospectors filed several claims for exploration of the flashy mineral near the mouth of Rattlesnake Canyon in Sabino Canyon. Some impressive finds were made--like a six-and-a-half-pound nugget discovered in the higher elevations of Southern Belle Wash.
Well let's look!
Well let's look!
