California’s Gold Rush of 1848 is often depicted as a time of adventure, opportunity, and transformation. Picture it: waves of hopeful prospectors, picks in hand, scouring riverbeds for those ...

More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, fueling Stockton's rapid growth, many are still digging for riches all over California.

Contact with the new settlers brought about serious disruptions to the native way of life. The gold rush of 1848 brought still more devastation. Violence, disease and loss overwhelmed the tribes.

Parker Schnabel finally finds some success in Gold Rush Season 15. Pic credit: Discovery In Season 15, Episode 11 of Discovery Channel’s Gold Rush, Parker Schnabel intensifies his efforts to ...