Английская Википедия:Beegum Creek
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Beegum Creek is a stream located in Shasta and Tehama counties, southwest of Redding in the U.S. state of California.[1] The stream cuts through Beegum Gorge and runs Шаблон:Convert before it empties into Cottonwood Creek.[1]
The creek derives its name from nearby Beegum Peak, so named due to its shape.[2] Bee gum is a term originating in the American South, which in the 1850s was used to describe beehives in a hollow gum tree or made of boards.[2]
Ecology
Beegum Creek is a habitat for many threatened and sensitive species of fish and wildlife, such as Chinook salmon, steelhead, the California red-legged frog, and the foothill yellow-legged frog.[3] The area surrounding the creek is characterized by oak woodland, grassland, and chaparral,[4] and is home to the northern spotted owl,[3] as well as osprey and bald eagle.[4]
Mining history
The Beegum area attracted prospectors and miners during the California Gold Rush, most of whom were disappointed.[5] In 1916, Joseph Selvester and James Wilson established a prospect on the South Fork Trail, where they found mixed manganese oxides.[6]
According to the Mineral Resource Data System (MRDS), the Beegum Creek placer mine is a producer of gold, platinum, osmium, and iridium.[7]
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