Douglas City - California Ghost Town

DOUGLAS CITY

NAME: Douglas City
COUNTY: Trinity
ROADS: 2WD
GRID #(see map): 3
CLIMATE: Warm winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Anytime but Summer.

COMMENTS: Off highway 3 and 299 junction.
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REMAINS: Many original buildings.

An old wooden water tower is all that remains of Douglas City. Located on the Trinity River in northern California, its history is closely related to that of a Major Pierson Reading who found the bars along the river rich in gold. This occurred in 1848. He returned home to organize a mining party, which included a number of Indian laborers. Returning to the site along the Trinity River, the group labored for about six weeks when a party of Oregonians came into the area and vigisourly protested the Major's use of Indian labor. Rather than resolve the issue, he closed up shop and returned home with $80,000 in gold to show for his six weeks of work. Submitted by Henry Chenowith.

An old wooden water tower is all that remains of Douglas City. Located on the Trinity River in northern California, its history is closely related to that of a Major Pierson Reading who found the bars along the river rich in gold. This occurred in 1848. He returned home to organize a mining party, which included a number of Indian laborers. Returning to the site along the Trinity River, the group labored for about six weeks when a party of Oregonians came into the area and vigisourly protested the Major's use of Indian labor. Rather than resolve the issue, he closed up shop and returned home with $80,000 in gold to show for his six weeks of work. Submitted by Henry Chenowith.

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