Saturday, May 22, 2010

Part two of previous

They also have the only flag that flies continuously without taking down each night. It was ok'd by the government since W.W.I There are many tunnels under the town because the Chinese had their opium dens down there. It also has the only Saloon/Museum that is on the National Historic Registry. It was called the #10 Saloon. It was where Wild Bill Hickock was playing cards when Jack McCall came in and shot him in the back of the head. In the saloon they had a reenactment of the card game and shooting with the saloon keeper being Bob Price and one of the card players was our fellow companion Marvin Curb,.

It is also the home of the largest gold mine in the U.S. There is still gold down there. Still continued.

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