The Gold Wagon: The Mountain Man Series #20

The year is 1852 and the gold rush in California is entering into another level of intensity, some might say insanity. People are now coming from as far away as China and Australia to join those Forty-Niners, seeking their fortune in the gold fields. The land grant of Fremont Enterprises along the Merced River in east central California, continues to produce gold in great abundance. Where most miners measure their gold in ounces, the Fremont production is measured in pounds! Early on, the c...