Saguache County Colorado

The best area to check out would be in the extreme southwest part of the county, along Embargo Creek and extending into the Del Norte County. The area watercourse gravel's, contain placer gold. The area base metal mines produce a by-product gold.

MOFFAT

Northeast of Moffat 10 miles, on Cotton Creek at Blake, at head of Creek on West slopes of the Sangre de Cristo Range, many old mines produced a by-product gold. East of Moffat by 15 miles, at Crestone, area 3-6 mi. wide, scattered mines produced a by-product gold.

SAGUACHE

North of Saguache 12 miles, in the northeast part of the county is the Bonanza (Kerber Creek) district which had a total production of 17,000 gold ounces as by-product of base-metal and silver mines. Near Bonanza camp, there are numerous area mines, especially, the Rawley Mine, which produced a by-product gold. In North part of district, many small mines produced gold telluride's.

VILLA GROVE

West toward Bonanza along Kerber Creek in the Cochetopa Hills at northwest end of the San Luis Valley, elevation 9,500-10,000 feet, the area copper-zinc mines produced by-product gold.