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Immense Operations.

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Immense Operations.— During this season it has become fashionable for the miners instead of going to spots where the water is, or waiting for it to come, to bring it to rich localities where it is needed. Many heavy operations in turning the beds of streams, have recently been entered into and carried successfully through. … [Read more…]

Native Californian of 1850 Revives Memories of Early Days

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Sacramento Union, 5 March 1922 Native Californian of 1850 Revives Memories of Early Days WILLIAM H. HOLLAND OF SACRAMENTO RICH IN LORE OF ROMANTIC GROWTH OF STATE FROM DAYS OF GOLD RUSH Local Man, Now 72, and Remarkably Clear in Memory, Tells Some Experiences of Himself and Parents During Building of Western Empire. Living in … [Read more…]