Dedications By Joaquin Murrieta Chapter 13
On April 2, 1988, the Joaquin Murrieta Chapter 13 of E Clampus Vitus converged on Moller
Park on Foothill Road in Pleasanton, Alameda County, for the dedication of a new historical
plaque commemorating the discovery of gold in Gold Creek in 1871. The book "Dublin Gold" by
Dan Mosier and Page Finney, provided the words for the bronze plaque, which was encased in a
massive stone monument next to the creek.
Gold Creek The Great Gold Discovery of 1871On Feb. 8, 1871, two men, the names of Neal F. Taylor and Timothy Cox, who
were looking for coal in the area found more than they were looking for. On this
creek which comes down through the then Dougherty Ranch the two men found a
gold nugget. They prospected the area finding more nuggets and gold dust. Soon
others heard of this and there was a grand rush to gold creek. There were 20
claims staked and some 30 men working the creek for gold, which never produced
much and was deserted by April 1871. There is no longer gold in the creek but it is
yet another chapter of gold mining in Alameda County.
Dedicated to the hardy miners of the 1800's this April 2, 1988 by
Joaquin Murrieta Chapter 13
E Clampus Vitus
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