I narrowed it down. It is here in this general area....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butte_County,_California#mediaviewer/File:Butte_County,_CA.jpg
Geez... I found a map too. You guys in the area are gonna be rich!
http://www.freegoldmaps.com/0074.htm
“I narrowed it down. It is here in this general area....”
Most likely found along Butte Creek, which is known for producing some nice nuggets.
A friend of mine and I worked a small claim (100 ft. of creek) on Butte Creek back in the mid-70’s. Some days we’d get skunked and some days proved quite lucrative.
Just over the ridge was the Feather River where a guy found a 54 lb. nugget in 1859, known as the “Magalia Nugget” or “Dogtown Nugget”.
There’s still a lot of gold to be found in that area, but California environmentalists have pretty much closed down all mining activity.
