Owner Will Trade for? or Finance.
13.77 Acres, 2 Lots together measuring a total of 400 x 1500 feet. We are asking $20000 an acre, $275,400
Located in Calaveras County APN 36015002 36015006. Two lots.
Perfect California Foothills climate...below the snow...clean air!
This is a Patented GOLD MINE, the "Tom Smith Quartz Mine", it is not a claim, we own the land.
Dirt road access to the "top" of the lot, as well as to the "middle tunnel".
Great Building site on the top of the hill, as well as potential at the creek for a pavilion or?
The property has a full time river, the O'Neil Creek crossing it, it happens that the creek where it crosses the property is a very wide and deep area about 30 or 35 feet across, and depending on the season, it is about 8 to 10 feet deep!
There is a nice area on the creek, where we always wanted to build a Pavilion...There's enough Timber and Stone right there on site to do it!
When it was operational there was at least 3 Tunnels for Hard Rock Mining...Panning, Dredging, Detecting, Tunneling...It is ALL here! Was active in the 1800's and occasionally till around 1950...with the rudimentary tools used in those days, it is expected most of the gold remained in the ground! If you are not familiar with the term: "patented" mine...A mining claim was able to be "patented", after a Proven $1,000,000 in gold was mined...the owner of the claim was also then able to purchase the land and therefore obtain private ownership...Consider the price of gold in those days, $19 to $34 an ounce...a LOT of Gold has been found on this land!
We hate to let it go, it's been in our family for about 30 years...but we just don't use it anymore...We used to camp and hike out there, but everyone has grown up and moved away! We never mined it ourselves...
Topography: It is an undeveloped property, there is a dirt road accessing the property, to the building site. There is a great nearly flat Building site on the top of the hill on the south end of the property which would afford a 360+degree view, the property slopes down to the river and up the other side. There is another rustic dirt road going to the "middle tunnel".
The property line for the two lots is in the creek.
The property is heavily treed with Oak, Pine and some huge Manzanita....There are some nice rocks as well.
Elevation is approximately 1,830 at the creek and 2,330 at the top of the hill.
Water, well is allowed...you can also use water from the creek for personal use. Elec, depending where it is brought in, the closest is about 1300 ft. Septic allowed.
It is surrounded on all four sides by BLM Land...no one will ever build near you!
Currently a Prescribed easement
Tons of Potential here!
Access is not permitted without permission...Contact us first!
What to Love About it:
River, Rocks, Trees, Gold, Seclusion, BLM on all sides!
Still close to town...9 miles to the beautiful Historic Mining town of Murphys (little Napa), where you will find numerous Wineries, Fine dining and Shopping...historic Angels Camp 18 miles away, San Andreas is 16 miles, Columbia State Park is close, Sonora is nearby...Calaveras Big Trees State Park is only 14 miles...Mountain Ranch is less than 7 miles...Skiing 40 miles away at Bear Valley...
Owner Will Finance, and will consider trades for property such as a single family or multi-family home in or land in Alaska, Nevada, Florida (Prefer from north Anchorage to Matanuska Valley...Eagle River area...but we're flexible, what do you have?). We are not interested in property with HOA's. We may also consider other trades...What do you have? We are asking $20000 an acre, $275,400 ]]>