Golder Gulch is so named for John Goler, who stopped in the El Paso Mountains to water his horses. According to legend, he saw some gold nuggets lying on the ground near the spring that he'd stopped at, but he didn't want to stick around. He was afraid of hostile Indians. So, he gathered what gold he could, left his rifle planted in the ground to mark the spot, and he continued on to Los Angeles, with plans to return.
However, he was never able to find the spot again.
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| A section of Goler Gulch. Photo by Scott Schwartz. All rights reserved. |
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