In the year 1894, Tom Scofield who was working with the railroad company, was doing a survey in the Clipper Mountains in California’s San Bernardino County. During his spare time he thought of doing some exploring in the mountains. He continued to go up the mountain slope for about three miles where he found an […]
Lost Gold Mines
The Lost Gold Ledge in the Nevada Desert
During the gold rush era in the town of Goldfield of Nevada, hundreds and thousands of prospectors were drawn to the areas of Tonopah and Rawhide in search of gold. This is the time when an ambitious prospector named Tim Cody also came to the deserts of Nevada to look for his fortune. He quickly […]
Lingard’s Lost Lake of Gold – Lost Mines of California
This mysterious tale refers to the now lost lake which Lingard had discovered in 1853 while exploring the Sierra Nevada Mountains in California. A small lake Lingard had come across was full of gold nuggets, and he was able to purchase large amount of supplies in town using the gold that he had been finding. […]
The Lost White Cement Mine of Mono County, California
The discovery of the lost White Cement Gold Mine dates back to 1857, which was found in California near the source of the Owens River of the Mammoth Mountain range, at the southern extent of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. There are two similar stories about the original discovery of the White Cement Mines and in […]
Lost Mines in Death Valley – Breyfogle’s Gold
Could there be a lost gold mine somewhere in the Death Valley? Many believe that there is, and millions of dollars worth of gold are still waiting to be found! As with so many other stories about lost gold, this story has several versions. Most accounts agree that in 1849 two brothers, Charles and Joshua […]