More than 150 years after the gold rush first began, some Americans are still digging for riches all over California.

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at ... Towns with names like Hangtown, Sucker Flat, and Murderers Bar sprouted in every promising crevice of the Sierras.

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at ... Towns with names like Hangtown, Sucker Flat, and Murderers Bar sprouted in every promising crevice of the Sierras.

That amount is doubled at Sam’s Grill, where owner Peter Quartaroli sells about 40 plates of Hangtown fry ($21) each month. Quartaroli believes that Sam’s Grill, which opened in 1867, added ...