Gold Panning the Pacific Northwest: A Guide to the Area's Best Sites for Gold

by Garret Romaine

Overview

Gold Panning the Pacific Northwest is the premiere reference source for anyone who is interested in getting started or continuing their gold prospecting in the pacific northwest region. Containing accurate, up-to-date prospecting information for all known panning areas in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. The write-ups for each locale include driving directions, GPS coordinates, historical information, land ownership restrictions, full-color photos, and geological background.

Features include:
·Full-color images
·GPS coordinates
·Geology basics
·Tools of the trade for every level of collector
·Rules and regulations
·Polishing, preserving, crafting, and displaying your treasures

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493003945
Publisher:	Falcon Guides
Publication date:	05/01/2015
Series:	Gold Panning Series
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	263,384
Product dimensions:	8.90(w) x 5.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Garret Romaine is an avid gold prospector, rockhound, and fossil collector with years of experience in the field. He is a long-time writer for Gold Prospectors magazine, and is the author of The Modern Rockhounding and Prospecting Handbook, Rocks, Gems and Minerals of the Southwest, Rocks, Gems, and Minerals of the Rocky Mountains, and Rockhounding Idaho, all from FalconGuides, as well as Gem Trails of Washington and Gem Trails of Oregon. Garret is a member of the Board of Directors of the Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals in Hillsboro, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Preface xi

Introduction 1

How to Use This Guide 3

Map Legend 5

Part I Washington 7

Northwest Washington 8

1 Sultan River 9

2 Olney Creek 11

3 Beckler River 13

4 Money Creek 15

5 Index 17

6 Green River 19

7 Darrington 21

8 Raging River 23

9 Glacier 25

10 Olympic Peninsula 28

Central Washington 31

11 Icicle Creek 32

12 Wenatchce River 34

13 Negro Creek 36

14 Blewctt 38

15 Peshastin Creek 40

16 Swauk Creek 42

17 Liberty 44

18 Yakima River 47

19 Entiat 49

20 Lake Chelan 53

21 Gilbert 55

22 Ruby Arm 57

23 Slate Creek 59

24 Ruby 61

25 Simalkameen River 63

Southern Washington 65

26 Washougal River 66

27 Copper Creek 68

28 Lewis River 70

29 McCoy Creek 72

Northeast Washington 74

30 Sullivan Creek 75

31 Northport 77

32 Molson 80

33 Republic 82

Honorable Mentions 84

A Cayada Creek 84

B Cle Elum 84

C Columbia River 84

D Conconully 84

E Boss River 84

F Granite Falls 85

G Klickitat River 85

H Miller River 85

I Mount Rainier 85

Part II Oregon 87

Blue Mountains 88

34 Auburn 89

35 Rock Creek 91

36 Eagle Creek 93

37 Cornucopia 95

38 Burnt River 98

39 Sumpter 100

40 Granite 102

41 Greenhorn 105

42 Elk Creek 108

43 John Day 111

Southwest Oregon 113

44 Lookingglass Creek 114

45 South Fork of the Unipqua 116

46 Cow Creek 118

47 Sixes River 120

48 Elk River 122

49 Golden 124

50 Grave Creek 126

51 Galice 128

52 Rogue River 130

53 Illinois River 132

54 Josephine Creek 134

55 Gold Hill 136

56 Little Applegate 138

57 Carberry Creek 140

58 Waldo 142

Cascades 144

59 Sharps Creek 145

60 Brice Creek 147

61 Champion Creek 149

62 Bohemia City 151

63 City Creek 153

64 Steamboat Creek 155

65 Quartzville Creek 158

66 Upper Calapooia 160

67 Little North Fork 162

68 Molalla River 164

Honorable Mentions 166

J Chetco River 166

K Coquillc River 166

L Camp Carson 166

M Fall Creek 166

N Malheur 167

O Myrtle Creek 167

P Pike Creek 167

Q Quartzburg 167

R Scissors Creek 167

S Spanish Gulch 167

Part III Idaho 169

Panhandle Region 170

69 Movie River 171

70 Wallace 173

71 St. Joe River 176

72 Hoodoo Placers 178

73 Pierce 180

74 Lolo Creek 182

Central Idaho 184

75 Elk City 185

76 South Fork Clearwater River 187

77 Newsome Creek 189

78 Orogrande 191

79 White Bird 193

80 Blackhawk Bar 195

81 Ruby Rapids 197

82 Florence 199

83 Burgdorf 201

84 Warren 203

85 Bear Valley 206

86 Yankee Fork 208

87 Shoup 210

88 Lemhi Pass 213

89 Mackay 215

90 Hailey 217

Boise Basin 219

91 South Fork Payette River 220

92 Pioneervffle 222

93 Placcrville 224

94 New Centerville 226

95 Idaho City 228

96 Mores Creek 230

97 Grimes Creek 232

98 Atlanta 235

99 Featherville 238

Western Idaho 240

100 Silver City 241

101 Mineral 245

Honorable Mentions 247

T Caribou City 247

U Chloride Gulch 247

V Pearl 247

W Priest Lake 247

X Seven Devils 247

Y Snake River Placers 248

Z Stibnite 248

Appendix A Modern Tools 249

Appendix B Bibliography 257

Appendix C Websites 263

Appendix D Clubs and Organizations 268

Index 273

About the Author 275