Panning For Gold

My great grandfather left Plymouth, Massachusetts to make is fortune in the California gold fields.  Not many of the men who followed this particular dream stuck it rich as witnessed in this image.  They made enough to survive until they could find other work.

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Gold Nuggets Still Found in California

There is no reason to break your back looking for gold. Just use your chickens to do the work.