--- [email protected] wrote: > Today's Topics: ....................... > 5. Re: Where is Rock Creek, Placer Co.? > ([email protected]) ------------------------------------------------------------Message: 5 Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2006 17:07:40 -0400 From: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CAPLACER] Where is Rock Creek, Placer Co.? ....................... Hi Barbara, Yes and petered out in the early years, just about when the railroad starting taking land for their tracks. BUT... almost anywhere in Placer Co., plus the foothills along the Sierra mountains, has had major gold strikes thru that time as you probably know. My husbands Grandfather C F Humphrey, Lawyer in SF, took over a mine as a default on one of his business deals in the high country known as the Empire Mine. I have fascinating stories and photos of the mine from 1890 to about 1910. ................... This mailing list has really been most helpful and quick to help me. Ever, Beth www.Beth-website.net ////////////////// Beth Greetings from a former Stocktonite. There are about 10 different Empire mines listed in CA in Topozone. I suspect your Empire is the one in Nevada county, CA, the oldest, largest and richest operation in Grass Valley. The site has been turned into a State Historical Park. With this in mind, I checked the directorys in Bean's 1867 History of Nevada county and did not find any Monaghan's/Monihan's/ et al listed. At that time the Superintendent of the Empire was S. W. Lee. Now, we are all awaiting you passing on to us your stories and photos of the mine. ;>) Vern D __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com