Raymond in Madera County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Hydraulic Mining

Photographed by Jim Cirner

1. Hydraulic Mining Marker

Inscription. Hydraulic mining using monitors was popular by large mining operations. More material could be processed daily for significantly less cost and higher profitability than other methods. Monitors larger than this one were common at the Malakoff Diggings near Nevada City and throughout the Mother Lode. A much smaller monitor was reportedly used to tunnel mines here in the Madera County foothills.

Erected 2016 by Grub Gulch Chapter 41-49 E Clampus Vitus.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the E Clampus Vitus series list.

Location. 37° 12.78′ N, 119° 54.452′ W. Marker is in Raymond, California, in Madera County. It can be reached from Road 608 south of Berenda Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 31956 Road 608, Raymond CA 93653, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in California’s San Joaquin Valley,

specifically in the Central Valley,

and in the Sierra Nevada.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

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Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Charles Miller House (within shouting distance of this marker); Raymond (approx. ¼ mile away); Knowles (approx. 1.1 miles away); Zebra Ranch - 1880's Yosemite Stage Route (approx. 7 miles away); The Black Kid (approx. 9.7 miles away); Yosemite Stage Route (approx. 10.2 miles away); Grub Gulch (approx. 10.8 miles away); Willow Glen (approx. 11 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Raymond.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 15, 2020, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. This page has been viewed 294 times since then and 23 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on April 15, 2020, by Frank Gunshow Sanchez of Hollister, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Wide area view of the marker and its surroundings. • Photo of the monitor and other mining equipment on display. • Can you help?