Thieves in Yreka, Calif., made off with $3 million in gold
nuggets Wednesday after breaking into the Siskiyou County Courthouse and
smashing a glass case that contained a display on the area's mining
history, officials said.
The collection in the town near the Oregon border was about the only
remnant of the Northern California county’s little-known Gold Rush days.
Founded after gold was discovered there in 1851, Siskiyou County came
to be known as “the second Mother Lode,” said local historian Claudia
East. “But a lot of times, we’re just kind of left out.”
Sheriff’s officials said surveillance video indicated that two men
broke into the case, prominently displayed in the courthouse
lobby, about 1 a.m. Officials said they probably entered the
building through a back window and rifled through a few offices before
smashing the thick display glass.
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