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January 24, 1898

Parade for the Golden Jubilee, commemorating the 50th anniversary of the discovery of gold. Crowds of people on sidewalks and residences watching the Calaveras County float with men dressed as gold miners around a giant gilded skull. Sign on float 'Calaveras County The County of Skulls ... Great Gold Producers ... production since 1880 would build this skull out of solid gold ... total over $100,000,000.' [San Francisco. The Golden Jubilee]