Would-Be Prospectors Busted Mining For Gold Under Old Town Auburn Restaurant

AUBURN (CBS13) — In a place known for the California Gold Rush, some would-be prospectors went looking for gold in the last place you’d probably expect.
But the city caught them with tools and flashlights digging under Old Town Auburn.
Auburn’s Gold Rush past, preserved in historical Old Town, provides the backdrop for a most unusual mining expedition beneath the streets and under an old town restaurant.
Through the tiny opening of a trapdoor in the kitchen and with the help of