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Winter Storm Runoff May Be Biggest Gold Rush of Our Lives

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 Here is a news update on all of the fast-running water in California gold country for 2023. This is quite a motivational video. Check it out. https://youtu.be/3ExRKbOeI0U

Dents Run Pennsylvania Proves a Mega Gold Controversy

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When photos, maps and assorted documents are ordered to be released by a court, it could be interesting. It's intriguing! Such is the case with revelations of an FBI search for civil war gold. And a treasure hunter believes there has been a cover-up. Dennis Parada is the suer. In Dents Run, Pennsylvania local legend claims gold disappeared on the way to the Philadelphia mint. An 1863 alleged shipment disappeared an it doesn't take much gold to spark the lore. The FBI, suspecting there were tons of gold buried, began a dig. They claim nothing was found. Modifying evidence and withholding records are claims Parada makes. The FBI says it handled the material properly. The court is weighing the issues while the FBI wants all to be secret. At the heart of the matter is a finder's fee that Parada feels cheated of. His would be a percentage of hundreds of millions of dollars in gold. The FBI is mum claiming ongoing litigation. Whether a U.S. Army detachment lost gold in the Pennsy...

Utah Sisters Find Treasure - $20,000 Of Cash - Destined to Various Needy Communities

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This hunt for treasure took the sisters to several Utah cities, and into the mountains. Betweem the mountains, the sisters sought a room in which people are locked in order to play a game requiring them to solve a series of puzzles within a certain amount of time to accomplish a goal, typically finding the key to unlock the room. Then there was the work against the clock to solve clues to escape the room.  On September 19, 2022, the girls found treasure! They discovered a hidden chest full of cash — a pot of gold their reward at the end of a great treasure hunt. But instead of keeping the $20,000 prize, they decided to give the money to charities close to their hearts. As a preface to their hunt, what could be better than to find out that they were Korri and Sashley Wolfe, who both served in the U.S. Air Force in Afghanistan.They ended “The QR Hunt” on Sunday, beating more than 25,000 fellow treasure hunters. As part of the hunt, which began Aug. 12, participants "had to scan QR c...

Thieves Rob Kanput Bank in India. The Steal is 1 Crore or Possibly More.

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Suspected thieves raided the SBI bank and heisted a total worth Rs 1 crore from Kanpur. One Crore is worth $250,000.  These culprits broke through the bank via a 10 foot tunnel. They dug a 48-inch tunnel from an abandoned lot near the SBI's Bhanuti branch. Police have begun an investigation which involves people with expertise in forensics. 1 Thieves in Kanpur dug a tunnel to a bank. They steal gold woth 1 crore.

The Ship of Gold, S.S. Central America Reveals Its Treasure in 2022

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Having sunk during a hurricane to the bottom at 7200 feet, the SS  Central America went down on September 12, 1857. Travelling from  Panama to New York it carried California Gold Rush coins. Also, it  found itself transporting ingots, gold dust, passengers and mail  from Northern California. Fabled as the ship of gold, its contents have been stored for over30  years. Check out a list of items discovered and inventoried from the  famous ship: 1.  Photographs 2.  Gem quality gold specimens 3.  Very old denim pants manufactured by Levi Strauss. 4.  Keys with a brass identification 5.  Old wine bottles 6.  Eyeglasses, ticket receipts, and chewing tobacco 7.  A Wells Fargo shipment box 8.  86 gold ingots 9.  50 dollar octagonal pioneer gold piece 10. A total of 2 tons of gold recovered 11. Trunks full of dated clothes 425 out of 578 passengers and crewmembers died. Coincidently, the loss  of so much gold is ...

Mother Lode Gold Country in California Attracts Visitors - Gold History, Mountain and Hill Country Scenes, and Hospitality

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 Known as the Gold Country (or the Mother Lode Country), this region of northern California is the site of many a mountainous town where gold was found. On the Western slope of the Sierra Nevada, this is an area of gold mines and many mineral deposits. These deposits were the attraction for many immigrants to the United States in the 19th century.  These immigrants were referred to as 49ers (the gold rush starting in 1849). Some of the towns in this mountainous northern region of California were: Mariposa, Sutter Creek, Nevada City, Grass Valley, Placerville, Columbia, Jamestown, Jackson, Folsom, and Sonora. There are others.  Please see the links below which give a wonderful overview of gold country in California.  https://www.visitcalifornia.com/experience/8-family-friendly-gold-rush-adventures/ https://roadtrippingcalifornia.com/gold-rush-towns-in-california/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Country#:~:text=The%20Gold%20Country%20%28also%20known%20as%20Mother%20...