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Nuggets and mining lore fill California chapters
A long feature traces the heyday of California gold nuggets with tales of the Oliver Martin nugget near Camp Corova in Tuolumne County, plus other famed finds in Carson Hill, Sierra, Shasta, Plumas, and El Dorado counties. It notes rising modern wealth from pocket deposits, cites historic values and dates, and ends with a reflection on ongoing mining prospects and the enduring lure of gold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Martin
Calfornia
Camp Corova
Tuolumne
Flower
Martin
California
Carson Hill
Calaveras County
W. A. A. Wood
J. Winsted
F. Cleves
Harry Warner
Sierra Buttes
Sierra County
RB. Woodard
San Francisco
French Ravine
Shasta County
Oliver Longchamp
Fred Rochow
Shaste
A. Coleman
Spring Creek
Redding
Shasta
Plamas County
Farrest
Archie Little
Placer County
Edward Gilbert
Butcher Gulch
Auburn
Placer
el Dorado County
Spanish Dry Diggings
Kelsey
Columbus
Dorado County
France
Knapp Rand
John Strain
Magilina
Butte County
Ira A. Willard
Butte
Raway
California Chronicle