Welcome to the Hodge Gold Mineral Property! The first thing you need to know about this Southern California claim is that it is very large and very old! Spanish and indigenous miners put extensive efforts into the surface gold deposits on this property. We know this because when this site was located by American miners in 1823, they found the remains of an ancient mill in the canyon. Oddly enough, this mill contained no metal nails, banding, or other implements, as would be expected. The Hodge's

Exploring an early 1900s abandoned gold mine

Gold Mining Ghost Town | Mysteries of the Abandoned