Going Home: The Gold Country Report
Day 19: A trip into the Sierra Nevada foothills...
History teaches us that gold was discovered at Sutter’s Mill in 1848 and as usual, history skips over a few unpleasant details.
A little background checking – the exact amount I’m willing to do – reveals John Sutter didn’t have all that much to do with the discovery of gold and pretty much sucked as a human being.
Apparently Johan August Sutter was on th…