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Tales of California Gold Discoveries 1st in a Series—Yankee Jim's
September 2005 by Lewis Swindle
Most everyone has heard the term “gold is where you find it’” and probably have read how James Marshall, in 1848, while inspecting the mill-race ditch that had been dug to supply water for the saws at the sawmill that he was building for John Sutter, ended up finding the first pieces of gold within the ditch along the South Fork of the American River...Additional articles that might interest you...
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June 2000
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October 2006
• Who was that unmasked man?
• Run for the border...
• Finally, a bill worth passing!
• Who was that unmasked man?
• Run for the border...
• Finally, a bill worth passing!
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Gold in the Drum Mountains
September 1999
The Drum Mountains are located 23 to 30 airline miles northwest of Delta (pop. 2,000), in west-central Utah. The desert mountains rise to 7,233 feet and receive only 8 inches of precipitation a year.
The Drum Mountains are located 23 to 30 airline miles northwest of Delta (pop. 2,000), in west-central Utah. The desert mountains rise to 7,233 feet and receive only 8 inches of precipitation a year.
Quartz and Chalcedony in Wyoming
June 1999
Quartz is a common rock-forming mineral found in many shapes, forms, and colors.
Quartz is a common rock-forming mineral found in many shapes, forms, and colors.
Gold Miners Become Tungsten Miners
February 2001
The story begins in the early 1940s in Vance County, North Carolina, on a farm that belonged to the Hamme family. During spring plowing in 1942, one of the brothers accidentally plowed up an odd looking rock and took it home to show his younger brother who was studying geology at Duke University.
The story begins in the early 1940s in Vance County, North Carolina, on a farm that belonged to the Hamme family. During spring plowing in 1942, one of the brothers accidentally plowed up an odd looking rock and took it home to show his younger brother who was studying geology at Duke University.
Mining Stock Quotes and Mineral & Metal Prices
February 2001
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