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Hayden Hill
California

Seven prospectors camped in this area of northern Lassen County located north of Eagle Lake in the fall of 1869. One of the group, Rev. H.D. Haskins, found gold as he cleared out a spring for the benefit of future travelers. They named their discovery "The Providence." Word got out and by summer of 1870, over 500 men lived in the area prospecting for gold. In December, 1870, the mining district was created and named Hayden Hill instead of Providence. It was named after Joseph Hayden, 56, supposedly to honor the oldest miner there. At one time, there were twenty mining companies with four ore crushers and four quartz mills. Miners took out more than a million dollars in gold. Some of the gold was below 300 feet deep, too far to tunnel. 

In 1908, a new vein was discovered and over 100 men were hired to work it. In 1910, a major fire burned down the buildings & the wooden headstones of a nearby cemetery. The mining in the area didn't return. Between 1992 and 1997, the Amax Gold Inc. mined the area and took out 510,000 ounces of gold and 1.4 million ounces of silver. The post offices at Hayden Hill show the coming and going of residents. They operated from 1871-1875, 1878-1887, 1888-1912, and 1915-1919.  Today the mining area is off limits to the public.

Source: http://www.lassencoe.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=27%3Ahistory-day-curriculum&id=105%3Ahistoric-towns-of-lassen&Itemid=113

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Tags: hayden hill; gold; california; ghost town; mine; tailings; open pit
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