Part of the reason why I was interested in taking this tour, was that it drove us out to the Gold Rush Cemetery. The guide shared the story of why Frank Reid took down the town bully, Jeff Smith and pointed out the differences in headstones. Smith is actually buried right outside of the cemetery perimeter. Only two people attended his service, the local undertaker and the minister. Reid died about two weeks after Smith, due to his wounds, and the entire town attended his service and erected the monumental tombstone to him. Of course there were others in the cemetery and so many others who didn't make it back down from the gold fields.
The other page shows the ships taken at a different angle in town. It was nice to drive around and see where the locals live. I believe right now, they only have about four hours of sunlight.
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