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Modern Argonaut
Early miners discovered the deep river gravels were very rich in gold. A few even attempted to recover it by diving in the American River at Coloma.
Now, over 100 years later, diving for gold is a popular hobby. Divers equipped with wet suits and an air source use a suction tube to collect material from bedrock crevices and sent it to the surface sluices.
Despite the fact that practically every inch of the Sierran streams and rivers have been worked at one time or another, some gold is still being found. |