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Archive Home > 2010 > July > 25 > California gold miners head north

California gold miners head north

Moratorium on gas-powered dredging triggers the migration

By Jeff Barnard / The Bulletin
July 25, 2010

GOLD HILL — After California shut down gold mining with suction dredges, Dave McCracken loaded his gear and drove over the Siskiyou Mountains to Southern Oregon, where he is building up his retirement fund with flecks of gold gleaned from the gravels of the Rogue River.

He is part of a....

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