Remember the gold rushes in California starting in 1849 and elsewhere in the Old West? If you thought precious metals were the source of gold rush riches, you would be wrong. Many who struck riches in the American gold camps were far from grizzled prospectors. This story is about one hardworking wife and mother who went westward with her husband and kids with the fabled '49ers and enjoyed some hard-earned riches, if only for a short time...
