Uploaded March 2019 | Updated September 2026, 11 hours ago
In 1852 John App discovered a gold-bearing quartz mine in Tuolumne County, California. It was one of the most productive of the California Mother Lode's southern mines, and 91 year old Frank Gurney leaves us with some of his memories about the mine. Here is Frank’s story of the App Quartz Mine from August 19, 2014.
In 1852 John App discovered a gold-bearing quartz mine in Tuolumne County, California. It was one of the most productive of the California Mother Lode's southern mines, and 91 year old Frank Gurney leaves us with some of his memories about the mine. Here is Frank’s story of the App Quartz Mine from August 19, 2014.
