Irish immigrants John and Daniel Murphy transformed the town of Murphys into a booming business hub after discovering $2 ...

A Rush of Gold Seekers By 1849 ... in 1850, $75 million in 1851, and $81 million in 1852. After that, the take gradually declined until 1857, when it leveled off to about $45 million per year.

Six years before the famed California Gold Rush of 1848, another discovery of gold had already taken place in Santa Clarita’s ...

A Rush of Gold Seekers By 1849 ... in 1850, $75 million in 1851, and $81 million in 1852. After that, the take gradually declined until 1857, when it leveled off to about $45 million per year.