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Tales of California Gold Discoveries 3rd in a Series—Bloody Nick The Miner

“Bloody Nick,” as he was known, arrived in California in 1850. From his name, there were those who thought him to be a big man, but instead, he was a small thin man, fifty-six years of age.

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