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Gold Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community [4] [5] in Pinal County, Arizona, United States. The community is sometimes incorrectly called Gold Camp. [6] The town name is referred to as Gold Camp on weather statements issued by the National Weather Service (as seen in citation). [7]
Apache Junction News is a newspaper in Apache Junction, Arizona, United States. [3] [4] It was founded in 1997 by current owners Chuck and Pattie Baker. [5]The paper, now known as The Apache Junction & Gold Canyon News, serves the communities of Apache Junction and Gold Canyon in Pinal County, Arizona.
Gold Canyon is located a few miles south of Alleghany, California, on the border between Sierra and Nevada Counties. The middle fork of the Yuba River flows through the canyon. Gold mining began in Gold Canyon in the early 1850s and has continued to present day. Three major gold mines are located here: German Bar Mine, Gold Canõn Mine, and ...
KRWV-LP is a low-power FM radio station in Gold Canyon, Arizona. Broadcasting on 99.3 FM, KRWV is owned by Gold Canyon Public Radio and carries a smooth jazz format known as 99.3 The Wave. External links
Apacheland Movie Ranch was built near Gold Canyon [9] and served as the backdrop for numerous western films. [10] The Superstition Wilderness was established in 1964, protecting much of the mountain and the range it lies within, [3] and it was expanded to approximately 160,200 acres (64,800 ha) in 1984. [11]
The Grand Canyon [a] is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in Arizona, United States. The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,093 feet or 1,857 meters).
The miners entered a canyon with a fantastic gold deposit through 'the Little Door', as Adams referred to it. He said that the passageway was so narrow that the riders had to enter it one by one. They descended a canyon via a Z-shaped trail. At the bottom of the canyon was a spring with a low falls above it. [5]
The gold from Gold Canyon came from quartz veins, toward the head of the vein, in the vicinity of where Silver City and Gold Hill now stand. As the miners worked their way up the stream, they founded the town of Johntown on a plateau. In 1857, the Johntown miners found gold in Six-Mile Canyon, which is about five miles (8 km) north of Gold Canyon.