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Nevada City California / Gold Dust and the Frenchwoman61

Nevada City California / Gold Dust and the Frenchwoman

Nevada City California during the gold rush era and the female gambler Madame Mustache. Her name was Eleanore Dumont. She made money by opening a gambling parlor in Nevada City that attracted hundreds on miners and prospectors. Madame Mustache later traveled to mining towns and camps throughout the western United States. She died in 1879 in Bodie California.

2 comments    history california vacations
Gold Rush 2012 Review: 12 Reasons to Own Gold Today According to Preston Ely60

Gold Rush 2012 Review: 12 Reasons to Own Gold Today According to Preston Ely

As reported in "Gold Rush 2012", there are lots of reasons behind spending money on gold yet according to my research, I've identified additional logical reasons why procuring gold these days is a beautiful investment option. It's due to these...

0 comments    investing in gold preston ely
A hope in the midst of uncertainty, (Traditional gold mine of Indonesian)71

A hope in the midst of uncertainty, (Traditional gold mine of Indonesian)

The number of unemployment of Indonesian is 6.23 percent in 2012, that means that number was lower than in 2011. But in fact is still quite a lot of workers who earn wages below the standard of living needs. People say that Indonesia is a prosperous...

2 comments    children economy unemployment
Adventures of Mark Twain /  A Young Journalist and a Virginia City Duel78

Adventures of Mark Twain / A Young Journalist and a Virginia City Duel

The journey of Mark Twain to Virginia City Nevada and then to California. Mark Twain worked as a reporter for the Territorial Enterprise, the first newspaper published in Nevada. A story about an alleged duel between Mark Twain and the owner of a competing newspaper. Samuel Clemens changed his pen name to Mark Twain while working as a reporter in Virginia City. He wrote "Roughing It" in the 1860's about his adventures in the wild west and in mining camps in Nevada and California.

1 comment    literature california stories
The San Francisco Theater Battles or How To Get More of the Miners Gold78

The San Francisco Theater Battles or How To Get More of the Miners Gold

There were two types of people who made money during the California Gold Rush. The gold prospectors who tapped into a rich vein and those who sold merchandise and/or entertainment to the miners. The point can be argued as to which type made more...

2 comments    entertainment california gold
Modern Day Gold Rush In Africa Comes With A Huge Price Tag83

Modern Day Gold Rush In Africa Comes With A Huge Price Tag

In a modern day 21st century gold rush, thousands of children under the age of five in Northern Nigeria are being poisoned by lead dust in the air and on the ground. The lead is a by product of small scale gold mining that is being done to enhance prosperity. The extremely high rate of lead poisoning in this region of Northern Nigeria is having the unintended consequence of damaging and killing people, especially small children.

10 comments    poverty unicef gold mining
Idaho Springs Colorado58

Idaho Springs Colorado

Visit Idaho Springs in Colorado on your next vacation.

1 comment    colorado denver gold rush
Can You Believe It?66

Can You Believe It?

This is the story of a family's own "Cold Case" dating back to the 1849 Gold Rush days.

8 comments    california gold genealogy
Beckham's gold rush tour62

Beckham's gold rush tour

Recent years,more and more outmoded soccer stars go to other countries for gold rush,this phenomenon will become more and more popular.this article analyze what Beckham brings after he moved to Los Angeles Galaxy.

0 comments    gold rush soccer jerseys beckham
Another Five Great Cover Songs the Others Did Not List68

Another Five Great Cover Songs the Others Did Not List

Here are five more great cover songs the others did not list. Hopefully, you'll enjoy reading and listening as much as I did researching and writing it!

5 comments    nirvana david bowie neil young
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