On Jan. 24, 1848, gold was found in California's American River. Mormon pioneers, members of Mormon Battalion were among the ...
More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.
In a remarkable turn of events on Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush Season 15, Episode 6, titled Come Nuggets or High Water, miner Rick Ness has achieved a significant breakthrough after weeks of ...
Stockton's very history is indelibly tied to the Gold Rush. One hundred and seventy-seven ... he watched an old man pull out a 3 ½-ounce gold nugget from the nearby creek. Prebalick described ...