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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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Page: of 34
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The Gold Country Today ~
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here’s still gold in the Sierra foothills—lots
of it. Nuggets still wash down during the
rains, you can still pan “color” from the
gravel of the stream beds. But the surface gold is too
scarce to support full-time placer mining, and the
deep deposits are so costly to recover that only a few
mining companies remain in operation now. Some
of the boisterous Gold Rush camps have disappeared
completely, and others are commemorated only by
signs erected by California historical societies and
other agencies. But along Highway 49 and on the
side roads leading from it are countless little towns
and villages which contain relics from, and retain
the flavor of, the Golden Decade.
The area known as the “Gold Country” stretches
from Downieville and Sierra City on the north to
Mariposa near Yosemite Park. The entire length of
it can easily be driven in a day. But it is much more
rewarding to take several days or a week, and investigate the towns, the museums, the old buildings and
the back roads. The Gold Country is an area unique
in its history and traditions. It’s well worth exploring. Starting from the north the main points of interest are:
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DOWNIEVILLE This town had the rather dubious
distinction of being the only camp in the Gold Country to execute a woman by hanging. Details of the
circumstances are not clear now. But it seems that a
dance hall girl named Juanita lived in Downieville
with her Mexican boyfriend. One night after a celebration, a miner named Campbell came to call on
her without being invited. He, in fact, battered in
the door of her house. The next day he returned,
perhaps to apologize, perhaps not. The boyfriend
accosted him, uncomplimentary remarks were exchanged and in the course of the argument Juanita
settled any question of where her affections lay by
stabbing Campbell in the chest.
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