Ruins of the Cherokee Gold Assayers Office Wood Print

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Ruins of the Cherokee Gold Asayer's Office in Cherokee California. This building, along with many empty cellar holes, are all that is left of a town that once had over 1000 residents. In the late 1800's, the gold mining town of Cherokee had 2 churches, 2 schools, 17 saloons and 8 hotels. The town also had a theater, racetrack and a brewery. Millions of dollars in gold passed though this building from the most technologically advanced hydraulic mining operation of its time that blasted away an entire mountain for it's gold and the first diamonds discovered in North America. The massive, stone block, gold vault can be seen in the far left corner of the ruins.

Member of the International Guild Of Realism. Inducted into the Grumbacher Artist Hall Of Fame. ARTIST STATEMENT 'My aim is to provide the visual stimulus to reconnect with nature, to renew body, mind and spirit through the imagery that I capture of the natural world with brushes and paint and through my camera lens. I hope that you find an image in my collections that will enhance your life." ABOUT THE ARTIST ~ FRANK WILSON As far back as my memory serves me, I was a creative. My family says I was born with a crayon in my mouth. Drawing, building things, making pictures with crayons were an everyday staple in my early childhood. While hospitalized in the eighth grade for some respiratory problems, an Aunt gave me a...