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Gold Bluffs beach gold

California · Gold Bluffs, coast near Orick (Humboldt County)
Gold Bluffs beach gold
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Gold Bluffs rush of 1850

In 1850 the black sands of the Klamath and Humboldt coast near Orick sparked a mania, with promoters claiming the beach itself was paved with gold. There is real fine gold in the sand, but never the fortune that was promised.

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Gold Bluffs, coast near Orick (Humboldt County)
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