Another version of Goler's story has him finding gold while searching for food and water. In this version, food and water were his only interests, and he started a wagon and blacksmith shop upon returning to Los Angeles.
Eventually, Goler led another party in search of the lost gold, but Goler could not locate any known landmarks, and most of the group returned to Los Angeles.
A second expedition set out, but they didn't find anything either.
The spot that was thought to be where Goler initially found gold became known as Goler Gulch. Sometime during the late 1800's a man by the name of Ramsey Cox found a gold nugget that was worth $1900. Naturally, this find attracted scores of prospectors. The prospectors, in turn, attracted businesses which catered to them- including houses of ill-repute.
By 1893, a small town had developed in Goler gulch.
Today, nothing remains except a few crumbling building foundations.
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| Goler Gulch ruins. Photograph by Scott Schwartz. |
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| Goler Gulch, today. Accessible via four-wheel drive vehicle in the El Paso Mountains. Photograph by Scott Schwartz. |
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