Comments on: That is the peculiarity of gold mining; it is just like gambling http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2013/02/that-is-peculiarity-of-gold-mining-it.html Stories, quotes and anecdotes. Sun, 19 May 2013 20:12:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mardine Campbell http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2013/02/that-is-peculiarity-of-gold-mining-it.html#comment-1245042 Mardine Campbell Wed, 13 Feb 2013 20:38:47 +0000 http://www.appalachianhistory.net/2010/02/that-is-the-peculiarity-of-gold-mining-it-is-just-like-gambling/#comment-1245042 Thank you for publishing this. My gg grandfather prospected in northern Georgia in Lumpkin county in the 1840s before moving to Pickens county, Georgia, where he farmed and mined. He didn’t strike it rich but he made enough to buy his farm and provide cash.

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