High-Lonesome Books

THE MOTHER LODE.

Palmer, Norma E.

Los Angeles: Automobile Club of Southern California, 1989. Paperback. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, 82 pgs, b&w photos and maps. This guidebook focuses on the 267-mile stretch of SR 49 between Mariposa and Sierraville as it was in 1990. Maps. The Mother Lode refers to a rich vein of gold stretching 120 miles from Bear Valley to Auburn. Contents include towns and personalities such as Amador City, Angels Camp, Bear Valley, John Sutter, Mark Twain, Bret Harte, Carson Hill, Chinese Camp, El Dorado, Fiddletown, Indian Grinding Rock State Historic Park, Nevada City, Rough and Ready, and more. Good+. Item #30596

Price: $12.00