	Auburn CA History
	California: Auburn California

In the spring of 1848 a party of Frenchmen and a few Indians were on their way to Coloma CA to the gold fields there. They set camp to rest one evening at Auburn Ravine. Sampling the soil, they found a fair amount of gold deposits and stayed.

Auburn CA

California: Auburn Ravine Circa 1852

The placer mining in the area of Auburn proved so fruitful that the population grew to about 1500 by the end of the year. Future mining operations for the Auburn California area would continue farther up the ravine from the site that the party of Frenchmen and Indians originally prospected. The town of Auburn California now occupies the spot of those later operations.

Auburn can be found at the junction of Highway 49 and I-80. Take I-80 east from Sacramento California.

Gold Panning, Prospecting guided tours available for this area. Gold Panning Near Auburn California

Gold Country Map

California Gold Rush

see also...
Auburn CA Hotels

From Auburn:

Coloma
15 miles S. on HWY49

Grass Valley
20 miles N. on HWY49

Sacramento
35 miles W. on I-80

Reno Nevada
100 miles E. on I-80

San Francisco
118 miles W. on I-80

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