3.08.2012
No Wonder the Name Stuck…
Greenhorn in Siskiyou County was named after an unamed Gold Rush greenhorn who was told, as a joke, that a particular site — which everyone believed had no ore — would be the place he would strike it rich. He did.
(Life being full of rich irony and all.)
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Clearly, an ore-full practical joke was played on that miner.
Comment by Daniel J.B. Mitchell — 3.09.2012 @ 7:08 am
Just a miner mistake… (Life being full of rich iron and all.)
Comment by Renee VV — 3.09.2012 @ 10:29 am