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Nellie Cashman – Woman Prospector

  • suzannenorquist
  • Dec 10, 2019
  • 1 min read

Updated: Sep 2, 2020

When I think of mineral prospecting in the gold rush days, an image of a bearded man in suspenders comes to mind.



Not much information is available about the few brave women who joined them in the hunt for riches. A certain wanderlust is required. Marriages didn’t last, and . . .


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