In 1898, as many as 1,000 people lived here; it was abandoned 20 years later when the gold ran out. A fire in 1912 destroyed half the town, which was never rebuilt.
By 1898, there were as many as 1,000 inhabitants in this location. The town was abandoned twenty years later due to depleted gold reserves. A fire in 1912 ravaged half of the town, leaving it unrebuilt.