In 1906, a gold discovery attracted 700 people to Skidoo, California, turning it into a $1.5 million mining hub before the boom ended and residents left just after a decade | World News
Skidoo Mill. Image Credit: Western Mining history/Website A gold discovery in 1906 transformed a remote part of California’s Death Valley region into a busy mining settlement. Skidoo attracted hundreds of people hoping to make their fortunes, eventually growing to a population of around 700. The town became one of the area’s most important gold-mining centres,…
