Discovery of Gold at Gold Hill

<center>The tablet commemorates the<br> discovery of gold-bearing quartz<br< and the beginning of quartz mining<br> in California<br> <br> The discovery was made on<br> <b>Gold Hill</b><br> by<br> <b>George Knight</b><br> October 1850</center><br> The occurrence of gold-bearing quartz was undoubtedly noted here and elsewhere about the same time or previously, but the above discovery created the great excitement that started the development of quartz mining into a great industry.<br><br> <center>The<br> <b>Gold Hill Mine</b><br> from 1850 to 1857 is credited<br> with a total production of<br> <b>$4,000,000.00</b></center>