Lilac Mine

Also: The Lilac, Lilac Quartz Mine

quartz gold patented 1911-

One of the three adjoining Plaskett Bros. claims located in 1911 with the Ocean View and Blackberry. Attributed to Lawson (Mabel: 'Lawson and Ed located The Lilac and The Blackberry').

Overall confidence Strongly supported Location Approximate

Discovery

By Lawson Plaskett · 1911 Strongly supported

Ownership & work

Lawson Plaskett located 1911 Strongly supported
plaskett-bros-mining-co owned 1911 Strongly supported

Production

part of the ~$100,000 Ocean View/Lilac/Blackberry group total Family tradition

People

Lawson Plaskett
Leonidas Hamlin Plaskett

Location

Mine location · Approximate
35.9100, -121.4400

The circle shows the position’s uncertainty — this is an approximate placeholder, not a surveyed point. Toggle the 1921 USGS map to compare.

Historic map

USGS Los Burros district map, 1921

Opacity

USGS, 1921 (public domain) — via Wikimedia Commons; original from the Los Burros Mining & Historical Society.

Alignment: approximate — single-anchor placement, not yet georeferenced. Use the slider to judge the fit.

Private-property risk — do not enter. Patented (private) claim on Plaskett Ridge, adjoining the Ocean View.

⚠ Abandoned workings; private/patented land.

Research notes

Which brother located Lilac vs. Blackberry differs slightly between sources.

Sources

Mabel Plaskett, “Pacific Valley Gold Claims Still Producing,” The Land, June 1960. family history
“The Los Burros Mining District and the Lost Town of Manchester,” plaskett.family. family history