2023-05-11 13:03:26
The torrential rains that hit California last winter didn’t just cause damage. They also churned up the rivers and brought out the gold present in the ground, arousing the greed of gold diggers and reviving the memory of the 19th century rush.
In Placerville, Albert searches the rivers relentlessly in search of gold. But the task has never been easier, as the floods have cleared the banks and moved the precious ore, a phenomenon that experts call “flood gold”.
With pump, snorkel, shovel and sieve, Albert now regularly finds small flakes in the middle of the clay soil. “Fly droppings”, as he and his colleagues call them.
If there is nothing to become rich, the gold digger still puts butter in the spinach by going to sell his nuggets for a few tens of dollars. In town, we also play on this promise of gold and gold buying businesses are multiplying, reviving the great era of the gold rush, a memory that still attracts tourists today.
And also miners like Albert, who maintain the hope of one day finding a giant nugget.
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