Gold Rush
There's a New Breed of Forty-Niners Rushing to the Pacific
Lured by the soaring price of the precious metal, prospectors are heading for the California hills like it's 1849 all over again
July 2012 |
By Abigail Tucker
Where East Met (Wild) West
Excavations in a legendary gold rush town uncover the unsung labors of Chinese immigrants on the frontier
March 2005 |
By Raffi Khatchadourian
Turning Water to Gold
Confronted with a hill full of gold, miners removed the hill and the gold and left a mess behind
August 1999 |
By Edwin Kiester, Jr
A Metal Far From Base
A tiny flake started the rush to California, but where gold is concerned, that isn't the half of it
July 1998 |
By Jan Adkins
