Nearly 200 years after the Gold Rush, prospectors like Julie Hanson are still searching for gold in California, drawn by the thrill of the hunt and the hope of finding treasure. The Stanislaus ...

The Orange County Museum of Art’s (OCMA) new exhibit, “Searching the Sky for Gold” by Su Yu-Xin, is a vibrant exploration of natural materials and landscape paintings. Premiered at OCMA for the first ...

COLOMA, CA ‒ Ankle-deep in a stream, James W. Marshall bent over and grabbed a shiny object that caught his eye. He placed it on a rock and began striking it with another. The shiny material pounded ...

A gold cup such as this may lie among the thousands of priceless items thought to make up the mythical lost Inca gold. This ...

LOOKING, HOPING TO STRIKE IT RICH DECADES LATER. THE STANISLAUS NATIONAL FOREST IN CALIFORNIA IS NEARLY 900 000 ACRES. IT’S THE THRILL OF THE HUNT. BUT THERE ARE SOME WHO BELIEVE 160 OF THEM ARE THE ...