1948 Map of Chinese Camp

About this map

Gold-bearing hills and hydraulic mining scars dominate this landscape during the mid-twentieth century. The Red Hills rise above the Tuolumne River, which feeds into the Don Pedro Reservoir. Heavy industrial footprints from the Mother Lode's mining peak are still prominent, including the Eagle-Shawmut Mine and its accompanying Eagle-Shawmut Mill, alongside several other operations like the Tarantula Mine and Republican Mine. Extensive tailings deposits, including those at Six-bit Tailings, illustrate the massive displacement of earth used to extract precious metals.