Digging for Gold

Tags: carsoncity , downtowncc , usmint

Date of photo: 1930s

Photographer: Unknown

Source : Carson City: The Early Years

Available Sizes: 809x1024 | 1619x2048 | 2665x3370

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Description

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

Permanent Link: http://wnhpc.com/details/tey0060

Source: Carson City: The Early Years

Download Photo: JPG (2002 KB)

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