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With the prosperity brought by quartz mining, Sutter Creek became a boomtown. By 1932, the Central Eureka mine, begun in 1869, had reached the 2,300-foot (700 m) level. By 1939, it was the best-paying mine in Sutter Creek. The mines continued operations until 1942, when most gold mines were closed for manpower reasons during World War II.
Sutter's Mill was a water-powered sawmill on the bank of the South Fork American River in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California. It was named after its owner John Sutter . A worker constructing the mill, James W. Marshall , found gold there in 1848.
North Star Mine: Sutter Gold Mine Sutter Creek: Sutter Gold Mining Inc. Tourist tours shut down in September 2011 Cerro Gordo Mine 36.537630883074755, -117.7919741219899
Knight Foundry, also known as Knight's Foundry and Shops, is a cast iron foundry and machine shop in Sutter Creek, California.It was established in 1873 to supply heavy equipment and repair facilities to the gold mines and timber industry of the Mother Lode.
In the next stage, by 1853, hydraulic mining was used on ancient gold-bearing gravel beds on hillsides and bluffs in the goldfields. [101] In a modern style of hydraulic mining first developed in California, and later used around the world, a high-pressure hose directed a powerful stream or jet of water at gold-bearing gravel beds. [102]
The fire roared through the building on Sutter Creek’s historic Main Street early Friday. Early morning blaze guts historic Sutter Creek restaurant. No injuries reported
Marshall traveled the road to tell of his gold find to Captain John A. Sutter. During the 49ers gold rush thousands of miners traveled the road heading out to look for gold and claims. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] California's first stage line, California Stage Company, traveled the road starting in 1849, the line was founded by James E. Birch . [ 12 ]
Mining communities in California first established in the California Gold Rush (1848–1855) ... Sutter Creek, California; T. Tuolumne City, Stanislaus County ...