‘I could pay my bills off the gold’: Californians say the Gold Rush never ended — and treasure is still turning up

Of course, not everyone has the time — or the back muscles — to dig for gold in a riverbed. But you don’t need a pan to get in on the action. Gold has long been prized as a store of value — and some of the biggest names in finance are urging investors to make room for it in their portfolios.“It’s emotional, some days you find $15,000, some days you don’t find anything,” Goza said.And payday is never a sure thing.Still, hunting for treasure is often grueling. As another prospector put it, gold “doesn’t jump ...