Dudley Plaskett Discovers Gold at Ocean View

In May 1911, Dudley Plaskett, son of Byron, found several small nuggets of solid gold at the mouth of Plaskett Creek near the beach. Following the creek, he came to a large landslide on the steep north side of Plaskett Ridge exposing a large quantity of gold-bearing quartz. Dudley located a claim calling it “The Ocean View” while his brothers Lawson and Ed located “The Lilac” and “The Blackberry” claims. They went to San Francisco and bought a mill, taking out around $30,000 worth of ore. Close to $100,000 has been taken from these mines over the years.