Photo of the gold display case after the burglary eleven years ago. The photo is from the DA’s file.
On the morning of February 1, 2012, before the general public began entering the Siskiyou County Courthouse, County Maintenance Supervisor Billy McCully and two others entered the building on their way to work. Once inside, they were shocked to discover that the gold display in the front entryway had been severely compromised. For decades it had proudly displayed…
Bob Kaster is a long-time Yreka resident and retired Superior Court Judge.
In retirement, he has taken up creative and journalistic writing, including novels, short stories and essays.
Bob’s Septuagenarian novels are available on Amazon and in Yreka bookstores. Two are also available as audiobooks on Audible.
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“Yreka is crying out for something or somethings to help with its re-vitalization. The heart and soul of Yreka is its Old West history, specifically its Gold Rush Days. The gold collection personifies that Old West history.”
When someone cries about their “precious” and their “Gold Rush culture”, I am going to keep pointing them to read Benjamin Madley’s “An American Genocide”.
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“Yreka is crying out for something or somethings to help with its re-vitalization. The heart and soul of Yreka is its Old West history, specifically its Gold Rush Days. The gold collection personifies that Old West history.”
When someone cries about their “precious” and their “Gold Rush culture”, I am going to keep pointing them to read Benjamin Madley’s “An American Genocide”.
These articles SHOULD NOT be glorified!