Documented folklore from the Club 49 map, told straight and sourced.
In 1850 Thomas Stoddard swore he had found a high mountain lake with its shore littered in gold nuggets, then could never lead anyone back to it. His story set off the Gold Lake rush, thousands combed the Lakes Basin of Sierra and Plumas counties, and no lake of gold was ever found.
Lakes Basin, Sierra and Plumas counties. Source: Gold Lake rush of 1850 (California folklore). 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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