 In 1868, we start seeing the Carissa gold mine get established. Those soldiers were digging what's called our discovery shaft. That ends up becoming where the Carissa gold mine gets established. The shaft went down about 500 feet, but only about two teams of two men were below ground at any one time. Other mines like the Duncan and Diana were established, and many smaller mines were dug as well. But within about three years, much of the initial mining was complete, and the town almost vanished.