| In the movies, the old Gold Rush
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| | you think the days of prospectors are
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| prospector was a colorful character, who
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| | long gone, you are in for a surprise.
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| lived alone out in the hills (with maybe
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| | Even today, you and your family can
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| a single mule for company) in his
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| | experience the thrills and excitement of
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| Quixote-like search for riches.
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| | finding gold in the very places where
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| Unfortunately, he usually got shot just
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| | claim jumpers, back shooters, Indians and
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| as soon as he finally struck gold.History
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| | assorted villains made life tough for the
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| has always fascinated me and the sagas of
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| | old prospector (and his mule).In North
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| the various gold rushes that spurred
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| | America, you can pan for gold in
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| Westward expansion in the United States
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| | California, Alaska, the Yukon Territory
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| is more than mere footnotes in the
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| | and even Vermont, and relive the actual
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| history books. California and Alaska
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| | experiences of the old prospectors
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| both became magnets for settlers as a
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| | (minus, I hope, the claim jumpers, back
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| result of the discovery of gold.But if
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| | shooters and Indians).
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