Like with many other events that occurred during the early days of California, there are different stories relating to the origin of Hangtown Fry, the now world- famous mixture of eggs, oysters, and bacon that originated in Placerville, which was…
Month: May 2012
The New Haven
French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar. — Cameron Diaz My friend Russ Salazar and I had planned on giving the New Haven, the restaurant at…
Mines of El Dorado County: Introduction
Fifteen years ago I ran a series of articles on the mines of El Dorado County in the Placerville “Mountain Democrat.” Since then a number of people requested that the series be updated and rerun, often to find a name…
Mines of El Dorado County: “A”
The Adams Gulch mine (also Stony Point or Sullivan mine) was located on a portion of the Mother Lode, two miles northeast of the early town of Nashville (on Highway 49) and just a few miles from the present Amador…