Guidebook
NO. 118 JACKSON GATE - Jackson Gate, on the north fork of Jackson Creek, takes its name from a fissure in a reef of rock that crosses the creek. In 1850 about 500 miners worked here and the first mining ditch in the county was dug here - its water sold for $1 per inch.
Location
1235 Jackson Gate Road / On N Main St, 1.3 mi NE of Jackson
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Notes
We met Joe, who is the owner of the property behind 1235 Jackson Gate Road. The property has been in the Chichizola Family for generations. In fact, his grandmother fed and housed miners from the Argonaut and Kennedy mines. Joe directed us to the fissure in the rock through which the miners walked.
Afterthoughts
The fissure is back behind "Teresa's Place" and Amador Meat". The owner asks that you close the gate so the cows don't get loose.
NO. 118 JACKSON GATE - The sides of Jackson Gate
NO. 118 JACKSON GATE - side of Jackson Gate.
NO. 118 JACKSON GATE - The road through Jackson Gate
NO. 118 JACKSON GATE - The Massa Tunnel connects to the Kennedy Mine
NO. 118 JACKSON GATE - A Tailing Wheel System removes toxic waste from the mines.
NO. 118 JACKSON GATE - View of the Argonaut Mine from Jackson Gate
NO. 118 JACKSON GATE - Sign in Front of: 210 N Main St, Jackson, CA 95642