California District
Location
One hundred sixteen ounces of placer gold was recovered in 1906-7; no information has been found relating to the placer occurrence. The California district is located in the vicinity of Paradise (T. 17 S., Rs. 30 and 31 E.) on the east side of the Chiricahua Mountains.
Literature
U.S. Geological Survey, 1906: Reports placer production from California district.
Pearce District
Location
A silver-gold placer was reported to occur in gravels at the east and west margins of Pearce Hill (sees. 4 and 5, T. 18 S., R. 25 E., Pearce quadrangle). The placers are said to be derived from quartz veins in Pearce Hill that contain silver halides and free gold. No record of placer production is credited to this district by the U.S. Bureau of Mines. Wilson (1961, p. 71) states that placer gold-silver was the first shipment of ore from the district in 1895 and that additional shipments were made during the period 1917-27.
The production from placer material containing very high amounts of silver was said to be worth $8,700.
Literature
Wilson, 1961: Production; thickness of placer material; gold-silver values in material; source.
Rucker Basin
One ounce of placer gold was recovered in 1957 from Rucker Basin (T. 19 S., R. 29 E.) , 15 miles southwest of the California district on the west flank of the Chiricahua Mountains. No information has been found relating to this placer occurrence.
