North Bloomfield Mine and Gravel
California State Historic Landmark 852
06/10/99
#852 North Bloomfield
Mining and Gravel Company
This was a major hydraulic operation in California. Its vast system of canals and flumes using a drainage tunnel 7800 feet long was termed a feat of engineering skill. It was the principal defendant in an anti-debris lawsuit settled by the Sawyer Decision in 1864. Judge lorenzo Sawyer's famous decision created control that virtually ended hydraulic mining in California.
06/10/99
06/10/99
Plaque: Diggings overlook, 28 mi N of Nevada City, Malakoff Diggings SHP,16 mi E of Hwy 49, Tylerfoote Xing Rd.
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