History & Geology
The Pedro Gold Dredge
October 2014 by Steve Herschbach
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Gold Placers of the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
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Reno's 1872 Time Capsule Includes Gold Rush Lore
The Reno Masonic Lodge was built along the railroad tracks back when Ulysses S. Grant was president and shortly after the Comstock Lode of gold and silver was struck in Virginia City.
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