tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post6454225710522512026..comments2024-03-28T16:42:57.054-07:00Comments on Sweet Americana Sweethearts: The Little-Known California Gold Rush Zina Abbott Authorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06514497895329220725noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-65211997812632011812018-12-06T10:39:03.611-08:002018-12-06T10:39:03.611-08:00P.s the oriental man photo with fish could possibl...P.s the oriental man photo with fish could possibly be the cook my family had at the mines "the jillson mine(Hornbrook/Henley)then the Gladstone he went by the name "tong"i grew up eating two of his items he'd cook for the miners one was "potatoes pie"...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819441438205033863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-24014015181894438122018-12-06T10:31:43.255-08:002018-12-06T10:31:43.255-08:00Hello from coloma,ca land of fabled gold rush begi...Hello from coloma,ca land of fabled gold rush beginnings,even though debated was it "1847"san gabriel mountains or the brothers from the south in 1847"formed a lil homestead along the consumes river,el Dorado county called Nashville..seeing gold before the Jan 24th or was it the 19th 1848 by two teenage helpers of Marshall,one was supposedly nineteen maybe that's why at first they stated the date of the 19th as gold being discovered in the last two rungs of the tail race of the saw mill for which John Sutter owned and Marshall ran logs...anyway a family story my father told me,he is the grandson to issac Oliver jillson owner up to 1912 of the Gladstone mine up Cline gulch;stated that my grandmother leeta jillson would get bored at the mine and of all the younger kids around the mine and would ride into Redding with a man whom was a courier that delivered necessities for the mine,I imagine my great grandfather trusted this man for whom my grandmother enjoyed at the age of 16 or seventeen to travel to Redding and back just to get away from all the younger kids..I love the story whom was told to my dad by my nana leeta..<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819441438205033863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-73810363031466753512015-07-11T10:32:19.170-07:002015-07-11T10:32:19.170-07:00Yes, so much of the West was actually settled as a...Yes, so much of the West was actually settled as a result of mining and the lure of making a fortune! Sadly, most of the argonauts only ended up disillusioned, broke, or died in the process!gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-82868678662248682052015-07-11T10:30:58.559-07:002015-07-11T10:30:58.559-07:00Well, July's Bride is the story of a woman who...Well, July's Bride is the story of a woman who THINKS she's a mail-order bride, only to discover that her groom has no idea she's intended for him.....the arrangement was made by two crusty men. She arrives and then..... :-)gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-38330266240369900462015-07-10T19:34:57.609-07:002015-07-10T19:34:57.609-07:00Gail,
Gold and gold mining are so fascinating. As ...Gail,<br />Gold and gold mining are so fascinating. As I'm sure you know, Colorado also has had its fair share of mines. What an interesting time in our countries history. Thank you for adding to my knowledge of the northern mines. Doris/AngelaRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-54876577425159825782015-07-10T18:29:13.458-07:002015-07-10T18:29:13.458-07:00Gail,
An illuminating article on your northern gol...Gail,<br />An illuminating article on your northern gold country. Like ours to the south, the area has a rich assortment of unusual names that speak to character and story. I especially like Jump Off Joe, Milkmaid and Mad Mule. You've managed to show the details of mining nicely and hit on the immigration of races and cultures that mining attracted throughout the west. Now, I want to know more about JULY'S BRIDE!Arletta Dawdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838394408448357652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-18728585875608876472015-07-10T17:19:34.992-07:002015-07-10T17:19:34.992-07:00Thanks, Sarah! Yes, Shasta sodas were named for th...Thanks, Sarah! Yes, Shasta sodas were named for the region surrounding Mt. Shasta. Shasta County is actually quite a few miles south....but Shasta is given to a number of businesses in this part of the state. There were thousands and thousands of gold mines; many never earned any kind of "headline," but I find it curious that so many were named similar or exactly the same names :-)<br />Thanks for stopping by -- I hope you'll check out July's story :-)gail jennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03191744315185086499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6908284284859079079.post-54416470167244435822015-07-10T13:47:46.530-07:002015-07-10T13:47:46.530-07:00Whew! Who knew there were so many gold mines? I fi...Whew! Who knew there were so many gold mines? I find it interesting that Reading had a good relationship with the Native Americans. Too bad that didn't hold true with everyone else.<br />Just curious about this--when I lived in Omaha, Nebraska there were soft drinks made by a company named Shasta. Is that company named for the county of Shasta? Just wondering.<br />In Pennsylvania, there were soft drinks called birch beer only sold there that I know of. And here in North Carolina, we have a soft drink called Cheerwine that is locally made and tastes like fizzy cherries. I think one of the first manufacturers of Pepsi was in Charlotte, NC. Just kinda interesting.<br />I love July as the name of your hero. I wish you great happiness and success, Gail. Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.com