Gold Panning Nevada

Jim Butler Days
The 40th annual Jim Butler Days celebration is underway in Tonopah, running through Monday. The highlight is Saturday, when the 40th annual Nevada State Mining Championships and Gold Panning are contested at the Tonopah Mining Park. Those events start at 10 a.m.
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A Pennsylvania Mennonite and the California Gold Rush $8.99 The Journal and Letters of David Baer HackmanDavid Baer Hackman (1827-1896) a Mennonite from Millport, Lancaster County, PA, traveled west to California in 1850, seeking his fortune during the great Gold Rush. David wrote many letters home concerning his crossing of the plains by wagon and his many detailed experiences in and around the gold fields of California. A vivid writer for such a young ma…