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Gold Fever! The Lure and Legacy of the California Gold Rush

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Empire Mine

Hard-rock mining is the most hazardous to the miners. Cave-ins, fires and floods are constant concerns of the miners.

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  1. Even this iron bracing is starting to look a little untrustworthy, but it is a great improvement over the impromptu timbering jobs done by the first miners.

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