Was there gold in them there hills? Yes. Long before San Diego became known for its beaches, research labs, and urban growth, the mountains to the east briefly thrived with the promise of gold.

Following the year-end holiday break, tunnelling and placer recovery operations have recommenced at crosscut 3A. Additional time was given to tunnelling through a fault zone at the channel periphery.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. When James Marshall discovered gold at ...