Near Big Bar in Trinity County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Big Flat – Big Bar
Photographed By Barry Swackhamer, June 2, 2012
1. Big Flat – Big Bar Marker
Inscription.
Big Flat – Big Bar. . This plaque is between the two sites first mined in ’49. The rush came in 1850, when John Weaver and Co. ditched water from Lil’ Weaver Creek, now Big Bar Creek taking out $100,000 in gold at Big Flat. Elizabeth Walton, mined here with her husband in 1850. Wm. Warrener in 1854, built the Yankee Sawmill, all of wood except for the saw. At Big Bar Creek, in 1855, Warrener built a bridge across the river to connect the Trinity and Humboldt Trails. Miners using 45’ water wheels, worked Big Flat until the great flood of 1861-62, when water 47’ above high water marks swept the river clean of bridges, dams and wheels.
This plaque is between the two sites first mined in ’49. The rush came in 1850, when John Weaver & Co. ditched water from Lil’ Weaver Creek, now Big Bar Creek taking out $100,000 in gold at Big Flat. Elizabeth Walton, mined here with her husband in 1850. Wm. Warrener in 1854, built the Yankee Sawmill, all of wood except for the saw. At Big Bar Creek, in 1855, Warrener built a bridge across the river to connect the Trinity & Humboldt Trails. Miners using 45’ water wheels, worked Big Flat until the great flood of 1861-62, when water 47’ above high water marks swept the river clean of bridges, dams & wheels.
Erected 1997 by Trinitarianus Chapter #62, E Clampus Vitus.
Location. 40° 44.484′ N, 123° 12.947′ W. Marker is near Big Bar, California, in Trinity County. Marker is on California Route 229. This marker is on the south side of State Route 229,just east of the Big Flat Trinity River Access entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Big Bar CA 96010, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 22, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. This page has been viewed 550 times since then and 29 times this year. Last updated on December 21, 2016, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos:1, 2. submitted on June 7, 2012, by Barry Swackhamer of Brentwood, California. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.
