Here’s a nice little tale of what persistence will get you. Sometimes you come home with nothing but black sand and trash. Sometimes you come home a winner!
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Author: Dan Page 5 of 24
I love Gold Rush Days in Julian, heck, I just love going to Julian! The apple pies….hhmmmm ‘dreamy face’. If you live in Southern California, head on over to Julian this weekend, April 7-8. Lots of food and fun.
Admission is free, but you’ll need tickets for the activities. Some of which will be:
- Hayrides
- Farm Animal Visit
- Archery
- Tomahawk Throwing
- Candle Making
Julian Gold Rush Days, celebrates the discovery of gold in this mountain community and invites visitors to learn more about its history with a weekend of entertainment including gold panning, tomahawk throwing, candle dipping and more. Located at The Julian Mining Company in Wynola, the old-fashioned mining camp will offer re-enactors,, an arts and crafts market, food and drink, a petting zoo, and old-fashioned laundry, free parking and plenty of family fun.
The Western Washington GPAA Chapter is hosting an Outing/Potluck at their Freedom and Redbird 1 & 2 Claims. Potluck is on the 21st.
Here’s a well written and interesting article on historical gold mining, and gold as a commodity/monetary system. Check out this article from GainsvilleCoins.com.
From there site: The ancient Romans’ feats of engineering, technological advancement, and mankind’s general conquest over nature through agriculture and construction were truly remarkable for their time.
This same spirit of ingenuity and engineering prowess has animated Americans since at least the early stages of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century. In various forms, this entrepreneurial drive still exists in the United States to this day. As the leading power of the Western world, America and its Northern European founders inherited this legacy from the Romans, along with many of its civic, legal, and cultural foundations.
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