Luneta Thelen
Luneta Thelen was a mining claim owner in the Los Burros Mining District, based in Gorda.
MINING CLAIMS: As of 1960, owned several claims in the area: - The Logwood Claim (originally located by Joe Logwood in the 1890s) - The Blackbird - The Buzzard - The Crow (purchased from Fred Vaughn)
These claims were situated below the Queen Hattie Mine on the north side of Willow Creek. All showed good prospects and she was conscientious about her assessment work.
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Pacific Valley Gold Claims Still Producing
A dozen mining claims on Plaskett Ridge — including the arrastra her husband's grandfather built — and the gold still waiting in the family's hills.
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Gorda: a handful of buildings against the pines, and a cast of characters from every walk of life — including an instant-portrait artist in the hills.