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| Goler Gulch, as surveyed by the author's Jeep Cherokee. Photograph by Scott Schwartz |
would abandon his rifle is any one's guess.
Nonetheless, with his little map and gold nuggets,
Goler was able to convince a few backers to
finance expeditions back to the spot where he
found the gold.
Goler's first attempt to find his gold-strike was an expedition that was led by Grant P. Cuddeback.
Once the party reached the Mojave Desert, it
became apparent that Goler's map matched
scores of canyons and hills. Plus, trying to find a rifle stuck in the ground, in the vastness of the desert was like trying to find a needle in...well, you know. Scouring the area, the group found no trace of Goler's spring, and the angry men grumbled about hanging Goler.
With unshaken confidence in his ability to find his spring and gold nuggets, Goler was able to get another expedition together. This group didn't find anything, either.
According to legend, Goler was spotted throughout the following years, with his burrow, as he searched for gold in the foothills of the El Paso Mountains.
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