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Greed and Destruction: Klamath Mountains Mining History

February 10, 2023 by Bella Fratkin 11 Comments

The Klamath Mountains are second to the Sierra Nevada in gold abundance in California. This abundance was, unfortunately, met by the festering greed of gold miners who lacked respect for the land and the First Peoples who resided there at the time of first contact. While there were laws for mining, the miners often disregarded […]

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