Monterey's Mother Lode

Located between beautiful Big Sur and magnificent Hearst Castle, Monterey's Mother Lode is the story of gold in California's coastal mountains. Illustrated with over 100 rare and historically important photographs, Monterey's Mother Lode affors its readers a visual trip into yesterday, and into the remote Los Burros Mining District of the Santa Lucia Mountains, bordering the Pacific Ocean, and boasting the first recorded history of gold in Monterey County's Los Burros wilderness, Monterey's Mother Lode adds a fascinating chapter to the overall history of the golden state.