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	Discovery of Gold Report of Colonel Mason - 1848
		Four men are required to work this machine; one digs the ground in the bank close by the stream; another carries it to the cradle, and empties it on the grate; a third gives a violent rocking motion to the machine, whilst a fourth dashes on water from the stream itself.
		No capital is required to obtain this gold, as the labouring man wants nothing but his pick and shovel and tin pan, with which to dig and wash the gravel, and many frequently pick gold out of the crevices of rocks with their knives, in pieces of from one to six ounces.
		Gold is also believed to exist on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada; and, when at the mines, I was informed by an intelligent Mormon that it had been found near the Great Salt Lake by some of his fraternity.
	www.sfmuseum.org /hist6/masonrpt.html (2352 words)

	Gold Country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gold Country (also Mother Lode Country) is a region in the central-and-north-eastern part of the U.S. state of California.
		It is famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines which attracted waves of immigrants, known as the 49ers, during the 1849 California Gold Rush.
		The Gold Country is generally considered to lie along the route of California State Highway 49, stretching from Mariposa County in the south, to Sierra County in the north.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/California_Gold_Country (178 words)

	Building Materials of the California Gold Country
		When men flooded into California in their search for gold in 1849, they were not concerned at first with the types of dwellings they lived in.
		Many men came to California during that period from the eastern part of America and foreign countries and they brought their knowledge and skills with them from the stone industries in eastern American and Europe.
		Most of the Gold Country today seems to be posted with no trespassing signs or the terrain has changed in the extreme and we were limited to three days to search.
	www.cagenweb.com /quarries/articles_and_books/gold_country/gold_country_bldg_materials.html (1514 words)

	Travel Writing and Photography by Lee Foster
		California's Gold Rush Country, three hours by car east from San Francisco, offers you the excitement that James Marshall felt when he first discovered gold nuggets at a sawmill on the American River in 1848.
		The Placer County Historical Museum in Auburn is housed in an architectural gem of the Gold Country, the Placer County Courthouse.
		The pleasure of the Gold Country is partly that it rambles in an undefined manner, perfect for the explorer temperament of many travelers.
	www.fostertravel.com /CAGOLD.html (4800 words)

	Gold Country and the Central Valley (California, USA) \| Frommers.com
		Gold Country and the Central Valley (California, USA)
		Cities in Gold Country and the Central Valley
		National Parks and Monuments in Gold Country and the Central Valley
	www.frommers.com /destinations/goldcountryandthecentralvalley (140 words)

	California Gold Country Travel America - Find Articles
		One hundred and fifty years ago, when California became a state, most of the people didn't live in San Francisco or Los Angeles, but in tiny mining towns hastily built in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
		In 1847 the population of California was 14,000; by 1850 more than 100,000 dreamers and adventurers had arrived from all over the world--all because James Marshall had picked up a couple of small golden flakes from the tailrace on the American River near John Sutter's sawmill in 1848.
		Today almost 300 have vanished or are ghost towns in arrested decay.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCQ/is_2_16/ai_65131172 (795 words)

	Camping in Gold Country, California
		Gold Strike Village is a Recreational Vehicle Campground & Manufactured Home Community located in the historic rural community of San Andreas, Calaveras County, California.
		Gold Strike Village is the site of the Hageman mine shown on the USGS maps approximately 2 miles north of San Andreas, California.
		We understand that this was one of the last gold mines in California to shut down when the United States went off the gold standard in the 1940's.
	www.campingfriend.com /GoldStrikeVillage/default.asp?source=ctpa&strExchange= (271 words)

	Auburn California
		Auburn is one of California’s earliest mining towns, situated in the heart of the Gold Country.
		During the Gold Rush in May of 1848, a miner by the name of Claude Chana was taking a short cut to meet his friend James Marshall and discovered gold in the Auburn Ravine.
		Gold mining was a major industry through the 1880s, but gradually the new residents turned to farming the fertile foothill soil, harvesting timber and working for the Southern Pacific Railroad.
	www.auburn-ca.com (349 words)

	The Virtual California Gold Country (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Browse through the online version of The California Gold Country: Highway 49 Revisited....visit the old mining camps, see the sights, learn their history, all without leaving the comfort of your desktop.
		- A brief history of the discovery of gold in California.
		Gold Country Traveler's information - local museums, lodging, restaurants, schedules of events, and points of interest.
	www.malakoff.com /goldcountry/maintcgc.htm (167 words)

	California Regions - Gold Country
		The discovery of gold here in 1848 touched off the largest gold rush in history and reminders of those glory days can be found everywhere along historic Highway 49, which runs 321 miles along the Heritage Corridor and links many of the 19th century Mother Lode mining towns.
		California's State Capitol is both a beautiful historic building and the place where California's governing bodies do their work.
		Calaveras County is home to one of California's most valuable natural resources: an extensive network of caverns, accessible from a few different points throughout the countryside.
	www.ca-insider.com /gc.html (295 words)

	Camping in Gold Country, California
		Located in the heart of California's historic Gold Country, Auburn Gold COuntry is the perfect year round destination for those looking to explore the roots of California's history.
		We are a short drive to sutter's mill, Old Nevada City, and gold mines that date back to the original gold rush.
		At Auburn Gold Country, we are looking forward to having you come stay with us.
	www.campingfriend.com /AuburnGoldCountryRVPark/default.asp?source=CTPA&strExchange= (286 words)

	Quintessential California Tours - California Destinations - Gold Country
		California's Gold Country offers remnants of its wild days when the 1849 Gold Rush triggered the largest human migration ever known.
		An up-close peek back at life during the California Gold Rush of the mid-nineteenth century.
		Gold Country rivers are a Mecca for kayakers and rafters.
	www.qtours.com /california/about_california/destinations/gold_country.html (165 words)

	California Gold Country: tourists strike it rich in scenic Tuolumne County, a treasure trove of mining lore Travel ...
		California Gold Country: tourists strike it rich in scenic Tuolumne County, a treasure trove of mining lore
		The sensation made it easy to understand why so many in their quest to strike it rich had come to Tuolumne County, the heart of California's historic Gold Country.
		The Gold Rush of 1848 began right near where we were panning in Jamestown, enticing countless prospectors to head for its hills.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCQ/is_2_21/ai_n15382296 (919 words)

	Ernest & Allen Travel Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Gold nuggets were found in the icy waters of the American river, and the Gold Rush of ‘49 quickly followed.
		Take advantage of the regions’ state parks where gold panning, boating, white water rafting, camping, and a wide variety of other recreational activities are bound to keep you busy.
		On January 24th, 1848, just nine days before California was formally handed over to the United States, gold was discovered on the land of John Sutter, a European immigrant of the Mexican era, 50 miles east of his Sutter’s Fort headquarters (the future site of Sacramento).
	www.tales.com /nations/us/ca/goldcountry (224 words)

	Family Vacations to California's Gold Country
		California's Gold Country stretches over 320 miles from Sierra City to the foothills of Yosemite, and connects many of the old mining towns of the Motherlode.
		Located in Coloma, just 36 miles north of Sutter Creek, Marshall Gold Discovery State Historic Park is the place where James W. Marshall found shining flecks of gold in the tailrace of the sawmill he was building for himself and John Sutter.
		Visitors can see the operating gold mine, plus they can mine their own gold by panning, sluicing, dredging, or dry washing (www.roaringcampgold.com).
	www.familyrapp.com /Results/archive_results_details.asp?ArticleID=2524 (832 words)

	Amazon.com: Traveling California's Gold Rush Country: Books: Leslie A. Kelly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The California Gold Country: Highway 49 Revisited by Elliot H. Koeppel
		Nearly 150 years later, nuggets of gold fever can still be found in California's Gold Rush country, sparkling across 600 miles--from Mariposa County in the Sierra Nevada to Humboldt County on the Pacific Ocean.
		This comprehensive guidebook to the gold rush country shares a wealth of information mined from years of research and the author's extensive travels throughout the region.
	www.amazon.com /Traveling-Californias-Gold-Rush-Country/dp/1560444843 (1236 words)

	California Gold Country Bed and Breakfasts, Country Inns & Resorts - Best Romantic Inns
		A California Cultural landmark and selected a Top Ten Inn in the U.S. by Country Inns Magazine, we offer incredible hospitality with 17 antique filled rooms, restaurant on site, an award winning wine list and conference facility.
		Five rooms, all works of art, represent gold country themes with murals, dramatic design, and world class amenities.
		Jacuzzi tubs, steam rooms, fireplaces, and CD players you can take into the shower highlight the most spectacular Inn in the Gold Country.
	bestromanticinns.com /1/Country/UnitedStates/California/GoldCountry.htm (257 words)

	VIA Online: Northern Gold Country California's Highway 49
		Large-scale mining may be gone for good, but California’s Gold Country still benefits from the extremely accessible legacy of the Gold Rush.
		Despite having a classic tube-through-rock mine, Placerville got its name from placer mining—extracting gold from sand and gravel based on the fact that gold is denser than surrounding material and so can be separated from it by such methods as panning.
		A lot of gold came out of the resulting crater, but people downstream grew increasingly unhappy as thousands of tons of tailings caused rivers to silt up and flood.
	www.viamagazine.com /top_stories/articles/northgold98.asp (2136 words)

	California's Gold Discovery
		Gilmore wasn't of the Gold Rush era per se, but his story from the Gold Country is interesting nonetheless.
		Yes, to be closer to her gold mine (she had $9,000 worth of stock in the Eureka Gold Mine) and to get the attention she craved but wasn't getting in the bigger cities (surely the miners would appreciate her).
		When he arrived in California, he used his personal charisma to convince Mexican Governor Alvarado that he was an important business man and persuaded the official to give him a magnificent 48,000-acre land grant near the junction of the American and Sacramento rivers.
	comspark.com /goldminer-mall/chronicles/famous.shtml (4036 words)

	GeoParent \| Local \| San Francisco: Striking Gold! California's Gold Country
		Recreational gold panning is allowed on the east shore of the river, but rocks and sand are about all you'll find these days.
		Spring and summer in Gold Country bring droves of adventure seekers, and dozens of private rafting companies offer one to four day excursions on all three forks of the river - the North, South and Middle Forks.
		While most visitors enjoy Gold Country in the spring and summer, it's never too cold to appreciate the history of the region.
	geoparent.com /local/sfbayarea/features/goldcountry.htm (1508 words)

	California Gold Country Travel America - Find Articles
		One hundred and fifty years ago, when California became a state, most of the people didn't live in San Francisco or Los Angeles, but in tiny mining towns hastily built in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
		In 1847 the population of California was 14,000; by 1850 more than 100,000 dreamers and adventurers had arrived from all over the world--all because James Marshall had picked up a couple of small golden flakes from the tailrace on the American River near John Sutter's sawmill in 1848.
		Placerville (once Hangtown and the first major Gold Rush town) is the starting point for a popular farm trails driving tour.
	findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0FCQ/is_2_16/ai_65131172 (795 words)

	California Gold Country, Historic Gold Country California, Camping El Dorado, Stanislaus
		California Gold Country, Historic Gold Country California, Camping El Dorado, Stanislaus
		This area of California has it all except the coastal beaches.
		North you will hit up suburban sprawl way in the mountains and eventually up to more remote areas like Downieville and Gold Lake (this one is a must see).
	totalescape.com /tripez/trips/goldco.html (304 words)

	Looking for Yosemite National Park - Bed and Breakfast Gold Country - special offers
		Extending from the Sierra Nevada Foothills in the west to the spectacular mountains of the High Sierra in the east, the california gold country enchants visitors with breathtaking vistas, picturesque towns, spectacular countrysides, and national forests and public lands to explore by car, train or foot.
		Sierra Gold Country Town – The discovery of gold in 1848 brought cowboys, indians and 49ers to the beautiful California Gold Country, where its rich heritage along historic Hwy.
		A driving tour of the beautiful Sierra gold country towns reveals Gold Rush-era antique shops, historic buildings, museums, caverns, wineries, and charming, vintage bed and breakfast accommodations, as well as the awe-inspiring scenery, preserved nature lands and riveting outdoor adventure.
	www.hieoakdale.com /bed-breakfast-gold-country-ca.html (787 words)

	Travel Feature - California Gold Country - Motor Trend
		As California's Gold Country celebrates its Sesquicentennial, the region will be an even-more-active-than-usual place, and represents an interesting, history-laced travel opportunity.
		One thread common to most of the Gold Country is the sense of historic preservation.
		Of course, gold panning is the park's main attraction, and many world gold-panning championship meets are held there.
	www.motortrend.com /features/travel/112_9904_trav/index.html (651 words)

	California Gold Country, Historic Gold Country California, Camping El Dorado, Stanislaus
		California Gold Country, Historic Gold Country California, Camping El Dorado, Stanislaus
		This area of California has it all except the coastal beaches.
		North you will hit up suburban sprawl way in the mountains and eventually up to more remote areas like Downieville and Gold Lake (this one is a must see).
	www.totalescape.com /tripez/trips/goldco.html (304 words)

	California Gold Country Attractions, from the Blair Sugar Pine Bed & Breakfast, Placerville
		Marshall Gold Discovery SHP - James W. Marshall discovered gold in 1848 on the South Fork of the American River in the valley the Nisenan Indians knew as Cullumah.
		The gold discovery site, located in the still visible tailrace of Sutter's sawmill, in present day Coloma California, is one of the most significant historic sites in the nation.
		The Coloma Valley - The Coloma Valley lies in California's Sierra foothills, in the fabled Gold Country.
	www.blairsugarpine.com /resources/attractions.php (801 words)

	Museum Mania On-line California Gold Rush Treasure Hunt
		On January 24, 1998 I was pleased to attend the opening activity of the California Sesquicentennial (150th birthday) in Coloma California.
		California celebrated it's Sesquicentennial and commemoration of California's 150 years of Statehood for three years.
		California was made a state shortly after the discovery of gold by the 49ers.
	www.museummania.com /treasure4.htm (1053 words)

	Calaveras County California Gold Country, Wine Country, Big Trees, Sierra skiing, Yosemite vacations
		Home of the California Gold Rush and Jumping Frog, Mark Twain made Calaveras County California famous worldwide when he wrote of the "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" in 1865.
		But the treasures of this enchanting Gold Country area were discovered long before that and continue to enrich lives today.
		Learn the art of panning for gold in California, or caving in the variety of natural limestone and crystalline-filled caverns open to the public.
	www.visitcalaveras.org (426 words)

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