Camping is fun! Camping is going out of
town in order to enjoy nature’s gift. A night or more are spent outdoors in a
cabin or tent or none at all. Camping on the Mokelumne
River is an interesting experience because the place is not only a camp
site but is also a gold mine site as well! First of all, this camp is a gold mining camp in the Mokelumne River and where the
camp is situated is in the Mokelumne Canyon. This was the old mining camp used
by the Forty-Niners which could only be accessed by horseback. Since the place
was so inaccessible, most of its gold can still be found in this place today.
In the Mokelumne Canyon is a three pronged river that merges in this camp site.
Its clear water is such a beautiful sight where guests can see tadpoles and
fish swim. Not only is the river beautiful because of the clear water but also
because of the waterfalls and the rock formation that is approximately forty
feet high. With such a captivating sight, the owners of the place invite the
guests to not only visit the place but to see how their gold mining operations
work. Then these guests are also invited to mine their own gold by any of the
following methods – panning, dredging and sluicing. This gold mining camp in
the Mokelumne River has set up various outdoor adventures and fun activities
for families and guests. Some these exciting activities are first of all
camping in a gold mining site where everyone can go on a picnic near the river,
others may even explore miles of river by rafting, swimming in nature’s
beautiful “swimming hole” and diving from various sizes of rocks near the area.
They may also go hiking in the trails once used by the Forty-Niners and
collecting rocks. Guests are not only limited to camping activities but also
gold mining adventures such as panning, dredging and sluicing. This is done
allowing the guests to participate in these gold mining adventures. After
showing the guests the remote Mokelumne Canyon which was once mine by the
Forty-Niners, guests are brought to see the Placer Gold Mine Operation, the
Wildlife and Mining Artifacts Museum and the ruins of the past. After all this,
guests are shown how to pan for gold. They may pan gold by first purchasing
patented gold pans and then they may go to area for panning gold. Dredging is
another method of obtaining gold. There are areas where dredging of gold are
done. One equipment for dredging is lent for every cabin rented. For sluicing,
reservations have to be made ahead of time because of limited gravel pile and
schedule of operations. This particular process takes about five to six days
before the gold is obtained. So let us all go camping in the gold mining camp
in the Mokelumne River where we can all have gold mining adventures.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Camping in the Gold Mining Camp in the Mokelumne River
Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Gold Mining Camp and Adventures
By: Roaringcampgold
Mining is defined as the extraction of
valuable minerals from the earth. It is required to obtain material that cannot
be grown through agricultural processes or created artificially in a factory or
a laboratory. In a wider sense mining is the extraction of resources that
cannot ever be replaced like petroleum, natural gas and even water. In
prehistoric times, flint was mined in France and England. Mining of stone and
metal was also done in this prehistoric time. In Ancient Egypt malachite was
mine for ornamentation and pottery. In the 19th Century, there was a
Gold Rush in California. Then in 1850s, there was a Gold Rush in Australia
producing 40% of the world’s gold and was followed by the establishment of
large mines such as the Mount Morgan Mine which lasted for almost a hundred
years. Today, mining is globalized and the finding of rare earth minerals has
increased in demand as a result of new technology. At Roaring Camp Mining Co.,
there is a gold mining camp on the Mokelumne River. In this camp a lot of gold
mining adventures are in store for guests who go and visit the camp. We know
that a camp provides outdoor recreational activities. Because the area is rich
in nature, rich in history and rich in gold, many of the activities stem from
the richness of the place. For example, the beautiful river whose water is so
clear, allows the guest to watch tadpoles and fish swim. One good activity here
would be fishing. Then there is a quiet
and secluded place termed as the “swimming hole” where the guests can go
swimming. There are rocks of varying sizes alongside this “swimming hole” which
allow the guests to go diving (for those who dare). There are miles of river to
explore, to fish in, and to swim in. They may even go diving. The best gold
mining adventure I would say is to actually go mining in the Mother Lode! With
such a beautiful sight, guests are also allowed to picnic in the area. There
are cabins and tents that could be rented to house these guests. The area is so
big, that visitors may go hiking where the 49ers once settled. There is even an
area where guest can actually go mining. They can even pan gold or obtain gold
by sluicing. Camping and other fun adventure activities may be done in this
gold mining camp in the Mokelumne River.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)