An American Journey: An Excerpt From “Hard Road West”


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Publication: Hard Road West: History and Geology along the Gold Rush Trail

Author: Keith Heyer Meldahl,

Date of Publication: 2007

PDF File: Hard-Road-West-History-and-Geology-along-the-Gold.pdf

URL: https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/519609.html

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As when some carcass, hidden in sequestered nook, draws from every near and distant point myriads of discordant vultures, so drew these little flakes of gold the voracious sons of men.