Documented folklore from the Club 49 map, told straight and sourced.
In 1850 the black sands of the Klamath and Humboldt coast near Orick sparked a mania, with promoters claiming the beach itself was paved with gold. There is real fine gold in the sand, but never the fortune that was promised.
Gold Bluffs, coast near Orick (Humboldt County). Source: Gold Bluffs rush of 1850. The Club 49 map pins this legend at its documented country, beside the real mines, active claims, land status and modeled honey holes of the same ground. Open the free map and go stand in the story.
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