Black Hawk Mining Articles | Black Hawk Mining Bulletin Articles: Small town suffers from gold heist

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Black Hawk Mining Bulletin Articles Small town
suffers from gold heist
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• Decades ago, huge quantities of gold was being
  pulled from this town, making it one of the
  richest place in California. But earlier this
  month, a different incident of obtaining gold
  nuggets earned the ire of locals.
• Two men wearing suspicious clothing and carrying
  a crowbar apparently went in the Siskiyou Count
  courthouse through the mens restroom window. The
  courthouse is home for the display of
  Californias most revered collection of gold.
• The robbers appeared to have made a hole in the
  bulletproof glass at 1.00 am through which they
  have grabbed a million-dollar-worth in gold
  nuggets. Their stash included a rare 28-ounce
  specimen from 1913, called the shoe. They might
  have escaped several hours before the heist was
  discovered at seven in the morning.
• The robbers got away with 351 ounces out of a
  624-ounce set that has a value of USD 3 million
  for the quality of the specimen.

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• Residents are undeniably angry for what happened,
  saying that it would have been more forgivable to
  rob a bank than stealing a piece of their
  heritage which cannot be replaced.
• Yreka, with a population of only around 7000, is
  one of the several California mining communities
  which has proudly kept their golden heritage for
  public display. This is despite of the USD
  1,750/ounce price of gold in the market. In fact,
  2 years ago, the county faced a fiscal crisis but
  they have not even considered selling off their
  gold collection that was amassed over time and
  donated by locals.
• County sheriff declared the theft as stealing a
  piece of their regions history and pledged a USD
  15,000 reward for information that may lead to
  the suspects prosecution. The two robbers are
  described as men in early 20's wearing black
  shirts, shoes and blue jeans.

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• The theft became a subject of suspicion around
  town mainly because an alarm set on top of the
  case did not go off. The second alarm, on the
  sliding glass, is still functioning but it was
  not moved by the robbers anyway. Townspeople are
  inclined to believe there has been a terrible
  inside job.
• Gold seems to be the soul of the region. In 1851,
  a mule packer first discovered the presence of
  local gold and since then, mines like King
  Solomon, Golden Eagle and Black Bear have
  thrived.
• Most of the communities that belong to Mother
  Lode are understandably proud of their heritage
  so they want to display their collections for
  people to see. However, doing that comes with
  loads of risks that they have to be aware of.
• The county treasurer said that they can use the
  insurance claim in upgrading the museum but this
  act does not seem enough to console the
  residents.