COLOMA, CA ‒ Ankle-deep in a stream, James W. Marshall bent over and grabbed a shiny object that caught his eye. He placed it on a rock and began striking it with another. The shiny material pounded ...
YouTuber Matt James -- who runs the Mountaineer Matt channel -- displays gold he has found in California's El Dorado County, north of Sacramento - Copyright AFP ...
On January 24, 1848, a discovery along the banks of Sutter’s Creek in California changed the course of American history. James W. Marshall ,an American carpenter and sawmill operator, was examining ...