BED AND GOLD
AT THE RAINBOW’S END. High in the windy hills north-east of San Francisco is the Rainbow’s End, complete with its own pot of gold. Rainbow’s End is a hotel on Feather River, and its guests may spend their time tpanning in the sluices, of nearby Rich Bar or tunnelling in the Old river bed beneath the building for gold—all “on the house.” Armed with pans, picks and shovels vacationists receive instructions from a bearded, old-time prospector, Tom Ormond. The hotel doesn’t guarantee results, but strikes often run from 5s to ’£l a day. One recent nugget was worth 75 dollars. The history of Rich Bar dates back to 1850, when two pans yielded 2900 dollars. That find started such a rush that claims were limited to 10 square feet. Now would-be adventurers can try their skill with none of the pioneer discomforts. With luck, they might be able to pay for their vacation.
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 62, Issue 4423, 9 May 1941, Page 3
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