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Domestic News
March 23, 1867
The Shasta Courier
Shasta, Shasta County, California
What is this article about?
Whittemore & Lanahan are opening a promising hydraulic mining claim on Clear Creek below Horsetown, with a 12-15 foot deep bank suitable for years of work. They plan to drift in summer and use hydraulics next winter. Nearby claims have been rich.
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Excessive Claim.—Whittemore & Lanahan are engaged in opening a claim on one of the large flats on Clear Creek, below Horsetown, that will afford hydraulic diggings for a number of years. The bank is from twelve to fifteen feet in depth, and can be worked to great advantage. The owners intend to drift into the bank during the summer, and will put a hydraulic apparatus to work next winter when water is plentiful.—Claims worked above and below this one have paid very rich, and it is the general opinion that Whittemore & Lanahan have a good thing.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
What keywords are associated?
Hydraulic Diggings
Clear Creek
Horsetown
Mining Claim
Whittemore Lanahan
What entities or persons were involved?
Whittemore & Lanahan
Where did it happen?
Clear Creek Below Horsetown
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Clear Creek Below Horsetown
Key Persons
Whittemore & Lanahan
Outcome
claims nearby have paid very rich; general opinion that this is a good prospect.
Event Details
Whittemore & Lanahan are opening a claim on a large flat on Clear Creek below Horsetown for hydraulic diggings lasting years. The bank is 12-15 feet deep and advantageous to work. Plans: drift in summer, hydraulic apparatus next winter with plentiful water.