Jamison City, Eureka Mills, Johnstown, and the Famous Eureka Mine

The bronze's $17 millions is one of several figures. The state park credits the Mohawk stamp mill with more than $8 million, the local chamber puts the district's total at $25 million by 1943, and the arithmetic never quite meets. What the sources agree on: a London company, the Sierra Buttes Mining Company, bought up the Eureka Peak mines in 1872, some sixty-five miles of tunnel went into the mountain, and a wartime federal order stopped the last of it. The state's two bronzes are pointers on the road, five and six miles off.

What the plaque says

5 Miles Jamison City Eureka Mine and Mill Johnstown Along the Pioneer Trail lies Jamison City and Mine, large producer, famous for its 52-pound nugget; Eureka Mill and Mine yielding $17 millions to Cornish miners and others. Johnstown, now Johnsville, well preserved '49 town. Historical Landmark No. 196 Department of Public Works - Division of Highways 6 Miles Jamison City Eureka Mine and Mill Johnstown Along the Pioneer Trail lies Jamison City and Mine, large producer, famous for its 52-pound nugget; Eureka Mill and Mine yielding $17 millions to Cornish miners and others. Johnstown, now Johnsville, well preserved '49 town. Historical Landmark No. 196 Department of Public Works - Division of Highways

Where it stands

More markers nearby

• Pioneer Ski Area of America, Johnsville — steps away
• Sierra County Sheriff's Gallows — 15 mi
• Rabbit Creek Hotel Monument — 16 mi
• Pioneer Schoolhouse — 17 mi