Gold mining is the latest chapter in the winding career of San Jose native Sean Tucker. A fast talker with enviable ...
HOLD THE pan with two hands, explains “Nugget” Nick Prebalick. Then swish the dirt around. It’s a balmy day in Jamestown, in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, and the ...
COLOMA, CA ‒ Ankle-deep in a stream, James W. Marshall bent over and grabbed a shiny object that caught his eye. He placed it on a rock and began striking it with another. The shiny material pounded ...
On the morning of Jan. 24, 1848, James Marshall made a discovery that would forever change the trajectory of California. In a creek near the town of Coloma, a remote community wedged in the foothills ...
LOOKING, HOPING TO STRIKE IT RICH DECADES LATER. THE STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST IN CALIFORNIA IS NEARLY 900 000 ACRES. IT’S THE THRILL OF THE HUNT. BUT THERE ARE SOME WHO BELIEVE 160 OF THEM ARE THE ...
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