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Gold Mining – Part 2 of 2

Historic photo of two miners Courtesy Bernita Tickner collection. Joaquin Miller, who lived at Humbug during the 1850s, described a day in the life of a miner: "Now the smoke from the low chimneys of the log cabins began to rise and curl through the cool, clear air on every hand, and the miners to come out at the low doors; great hairy, bearded, six foot giants, hatless, and half-dressed. They … [Read more...] about Gold Mining – Part 2 of 2

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