COLFAX, Calif. (AP) — There’s gold in them dry hills!
Or gold seekers anyway. And they see a historic opportunity in California’s historic drought.
Low water levels have led to a mini gold rush in the same Sierra Nevada foothills that drew legions of fortune seekers from around the world in the mid-1800s, as amateur prospectors dig for riverbed riches in spots that have been out of reach for decades.
