Oxford County Maine

The most likely spots to find placer gold in this county are: Gold Brook near Bowman, East Branch of the Swift River near Byron, Black Mountain Brook near Rumford, the Androscoggin River near Rumford, The Bear River near Newry and Berdeen Stream near Houghton.

Bowman

Along Gold Brook there are numerous old placer workings.

Byron

Along the East Branch of the Swift River there were some productive placer workings.

Hiram

Around the area of Cutler Mountain, is the Frenchman's Gold Mine. It was mainly feldspar and mica with gold traces in quartz.

Rumford

Along the Black Mountain Brook there were some productive placers worked in the early years.

Woodstock

Area mines produced a by product of gold.