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This is Downieville California, a gold mining town up on the Yuba River that I became aware of after reading a ‘true-life adventure’ book about gold mining in the Great Depression ( Bacon & Beans From a Gold Pan, by Jesse Coffey)
Jesse and his wife moved from near where I live now to Downieville when the gold in the Agua Fria creek was just about all mined out. He describes in fascinating detail the climate, the people, finding old friends and most importantly, striking gold. So I’d recommend. Nowadays there’s about 300 people living there. From the looks of it, the town is entirely governed by E Clampus Vitus. Here’s a great write up of the town’s history. Apparently, at one time they nearly beat Sacramento in the bid to become the state capitol.
Xander is giving a little speech today. I figure less nsfw than last week. Still a little.

Description

This is Downieville California, a gold mining town up on the Yuba River that I became aware of after reading a ‘true-life adventure’ book about gold mining in the Great Depression ( Bacon & Beans From a Gold Pan, by Jesse Coffey)
Jesse and his wife moved from near where I live now to Downieville when the gold in the Agua Fria creek was just about all mined out. He describes in fascinating detail the climate, the people, finding old friends and most importantly, striking gold. So I’d recommend. Nowadays there’s about 300 people living there. From the looks of it, the town is entirely governed by E Clampus Vitus. Here’s a great write up of the town’s history. Apparently, at one time they nearly beat Sacramento in the bid to become the state capitol.
Xander is giving a little speech today. I figure less nsfw than last week. Still a little.