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Unforgettable Legacy

By Garland R. Goesch

Box 432, Hughson California 95326

It was about 4:00 o'clock in the afternoon one day last fall when I drove into the ranch yard at Sonora, California. The ranch belonged to Charlie Hess, a long time resident of Tuolumne County. Charlie was down by the barn and gas pump getting his pick-up and chain saw fueled up so he could cut a load of wood before dark.

I drove down to the barn, parked; got out and introduced myself to Charlie. He finally got his dogs settled down and asked me again who I was. Charlie was in his mid-seventies and had lived around Sonora for most, if not all, his life. Sonora is located in the heart of the Mother Lode Country with countless mines operating in Tuolumne County in the Gold Rush days. There are still a good number of people mining for gold both on a part time and full time basis throughout the Mother Lode.

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