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U.S. Mint

Digging for Gold

Date of photo: 1930s
Photographer: Unknown

Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/tey0060
Shortlink: http://wnhpc.com/d/962
Tags: carsoncity downtowncc usmint

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In the 1930s this man paid $600 for the rights to placer mine the dirt around the Mint Building in Carson City. Over 6 months he brought in about $300 a month.

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Date Uploaded: August 3, 2009

Source: Carson City: The Early Years

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