There was a thriving goldrush settlement a bit down the road.  Now a park with nothing remaining.  The boards tell the tale of some rough characters and the pictures show a lifestyle we would find hard to take these days.

This shows the mine – in those days it was profitable to run a mine on 1/2 oz of gold per ton of rock.  This one was taking out 20 oz per ton!  Incredible profits even by modern standards.

This photo is taken from the same place as the above