Photo from The San Fernando Valley Chapter of GPAA
Family's arrive and pan for gold together in the San Gabriel Mountains in California. They are 09'ers, part of the second California Gold Rush but, their reasons and their numbers are subtly different this time.
The original 49'ers came between 1848 - 1855, about 300,000 Americans and people from overseas invaded the river beds, streams and mines of California searching for gold and wealth. This time, given the price of gold and the state of the economy, some of those panning for gold are Americans who have lost their jobs and hope that they can scrape by on a few meager dollars earned in selling the gold they find.
Panning for gold in California streams -- The Christian Science Monitor
"You could probably find enough gold to live and support yourself," says Rick Mahoney, a local mining supplier. "Before, you couldn't."
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