Ghost Towns of California

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Adobe ruin, Ballarat Ghost town. Next to it is all that remains of Shorty Harris's house; one small corner of a mud hut. Harris was responsible for many gold strikes, including the strike that founded Rhyolte (the Bullfrog strike). He managed to lose them all, one way or another. He lived here on and off until his death in 1934.

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Adobe ruin, Ballarat Ghost town. Next to it is all that remains of Shorty Harris's house; one small corner of a mud hut. Harris was responsible for many gold strikes, including the strike that founded Rhyolte (the Bullfrog strike). He managed to lose them all, one way or another. He lived here on and off until his death in 1934.

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