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Americans Still Seeking Gold in California

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Uploaded by on Aug 13, 2009

The U.S. economy may be weak but the price of gold has remained strong and is prompting many Americans to seek gold in the (the western U.S. state of) California, scene of a famous gold rush that began in 1848. VOA reporter Jeff Shu went to see some of these new prospectors at work and discovered that many of them aren't dreaming of striking it rich. So what are they searching for in those ice-cold streams?

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  • there not bringing all that equipment to find nothing..lol

    there is no gold in san gabriel its a waste of time

  • these guys will never admit how much they find.....they would be stupid to do so

  • Sometimes it's not about the heavy yellow metal. Sometimes the gold is all around you. No concrete jungle. No sirens. No horns.

    Gold can be the fresh breeze, the sound of the moving water. The friendly people all around. Experiencing nature.

    That heavy yellow metal is just the bonus that tops off the hobby many of us enjoy.

  • Berney has a house & he has camper too. He doesnot live in trailor & not homeless. That guy is totally made ,man . Send his kids to schools to society already. He knows hell of a things & He is waay stronger than youg guy like me . Do not disrespect that old man. We will kick your arse. WE mean it. SGR Forever.

  • i get avarage all day 30 painters bucket of sand i'll find 1 gram of gold there in SGV. so, it's less than working for construction job a day & it will end your back....lol if you really wanna find gold go to ocean there are too many of them runs through by the river. Ask scientists. There is golds in Ocean water A hell of it.

  • @hawker445 oh man! too many mexicans doing this. really. plus they pollute area on top on that.

  • It's just another way to lose at gambling.

  • im surprised mexicans aren't doing this

  • Dredging is illegal in California now.

  • I dont know why people WASTE THERE TIME @ the SGR.

    What a bunch of suckers that try and subsidise there income @ the San Gabriel, in a region that does not contain the same geology as up North or even East of that area.

    Its all Bums and wierdos, who are nice, but just couldnt put there finger on how to survive in the real world.

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