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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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stone tombs which hold the remains of some of the
town’s earliest inhabitants. This little village shows
more of the Mexican influence than any other in the
Gold Country. It is built around a central plaza in
the Mexican style and several adobe buildings from
the old days are still in use. The one which houses
the post office was then a fandango hall and local
residents will show you a tunnel which led from its
basement to a stable across the street. It is said that
Joaquin Murietta more than once used this very convenient exit when the law ventured into the fandango parlor. It was not, however, built solely for
his use as some maintain, but was probably for the
convenience of the bartender who could roll barrels of beer from the stable to the basement of
the dance hall.
D. Ghirardelli, who later moved to San Francisco and
made a fortune manufacturing Ghirardelli’s chocolate, got his start in a small store here, the remains
of which are still to be seen.
MOUNT OPHIR Returning to Highway 49 and proceeding south you will pass through Mount Ophir
and Mount Bullion to Mariposa. Mount Ophir was
the site of Fremont’s mint, a private one authorized
by the United States government, where Fremont
processed the gold from his nearby mines at Moffatt’s Diggings and cast it into $50 slugs. Only ruins
remain now beside the highway.
MOUNT BULLION Fremont named this camp after
his father-in-law, the ardent hard-money Senator,
Thomas Hart Benton, who was known in political
circles as “Old Bullion.” Two or three ancient stone
buildings are still in use.
MARIPOSA This is the southern terminus of Highway 49 and the Mother Lode country. It was the
county seat for Fremont’s vast holdings, and the
court house which stands at the north end of town
has been in use continuously since 1854. It is one of
the finest examples of ’50’s architecture in the Gold
Country. The I.0.0.EF Hall, the jail, Fremonts office,
the Trabucco Warehouse and the Schlageter Hotel
are also vintage pieces which warrant your attention.
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