BLEWETT PASS — The two men stepping out of the pickup truck were rough-looking fellows. One of them wore a sidearm pistol, and the second was missing a front tooth and held a spade with a ...

LYTLE CREEK (CBSLA.com) — Is 2014 a repeat of the great Gold Rush of 1849? Prospectors in Southern California are heading to the hills, saying the severe drought has exposed gold that has never been ...

Prospecting for gold is as much about the journey as it is about getting rich. At least that’s the stance of local gold-hunting hobbyists, many whom belong to the Yakima Prospectors Association. While ...

Prospectors are leaving Leadville for the borders of the Ute reservation. They are not liable to remain outside the line if they see a good thing inside. — Leadville Weekly Herald, May 15, 1880 The ...