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Nov 1, 2013 · That trail meandered up the Sacramento River, through Shasta Valley, across the Klamath River, and over the Siskiyou Mountains into Oregon. Others traveled up the California coast, or down from Oregon. A very early group of miners to permeate the region was led by John W. Scott (whose name was then given to a valley, a river, and a mountain pass).
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Scott Bar was one of the earliest gold discoveries in California and the first discovery in the Siskiyou Mountains of Northern California. John Scott discovered gold here in January of 1850 and both the Scott River and the town of Scott Bar would be named after him. A post office opened at the town in 1856 under the name Scott River, but was change...
The great California Gold Rush kicked off the entire saga of western mining. Read about it at The California Gold Rush.
"Where to Find Gold in California" looks at the density of modern placer mining claims along with historical gold mining locations and mining district descriptions to determine areas of high gold discovery potential in California. Read more: Where to Find Gold in California.
Scotts Bar sits on the Scott River. It was named after John W. Scott, who discovered placer gold there in 1850, marking it as the first gold discovery in the Siskiyou Mountains. It was a particularly rich strike and was actively prospected until the mid-20th century. Even so, the town never grew into a city.
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Dredges that operated in the Scott Valley between 1934 and 1950 did some of the most visible damage done during the mining era. Large Yuba dredges, which also used mercury to process sand and gravel, excavated material 50 to 60 feet (15 to 18 m) below the river channel and flood plains and created piles of tailings more than 25 feet (7.6 m) high downstream of the town of Callahan.
The 1850 discovery of gold during the California Gold Rush by pioneer John W. Scott at Scott Bar, downriver from Scott Valley, brought many prospectors into the area; Scott's discovery led to the naming of the valley and the river in his honor. The Scott River's watershed covers about .
The community of Scott Bar, the Scott River, and nearby Scott Valley were all named after John W. Scott, who discovered gold in the river at Scott Bar in the summer of 1850. A commemorative historical monument located across the road from the community hall has a mounted bronze arrow pointing to the location in the river where Mr. Scott made his discovery. [ 4 ]
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Brief Life History of John W. When John W Scott was born on 10 February 1840, in Gallia, Ohio, United States, his father, John Scott, was 39 and his mother, Frances George, was 31. He married Lydia Jane Campbell on 18 January 1865, in Gallia, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter.
