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An Illustrated History of California's Gold Rush by Wells Fargo Bank (PH 1-27) (34 pages)

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To the west of Sutter Creek is a little town which is interesting only in that it is another example of the early settlers’ penchant for graphic names. It started as Bedbug, then became Freezeout, and eventually dignified itself with the name of Ione which it now bears with considerable pride. JACKSON Jackson was a hardrock mining town, and for many years the Argonaut and Kennedy mines were the mainstays of the economy. But the mines gave out and now Jackson is no longer an active mining town. But it’s still active. In fact, if you want to spend a boisterous and uninhibited evening in the rollicking spirit of the old days in the Mother Lode, the place to go is the National Hotel in Jackson on a Saturday night. Biv mfp) =) (Wenn Hy National Hotel and the new Wells Fargo branch in Jackson Just north of Jackson is Jackson Gate, where you can see the 68-foot tailing wheels of the Kennedy Mine. They haven’t turned since 1942, but when they did they revolved at 50 revolutions a minute and were able to move 500 tons in a day. A little bit south of Jackson there was once another camp named Butte. All that remains of it now is one stone building which was the town store. Little is known about Butte except that it was in the ’50’s a very rich gold camp and that the store was owned by a man named Bruno. His last name may have been Ginnochio because the Butte Store is also known to Old Timers as the Ginnochio Store. 18