California's Winter Rainfall Triggers New Gold Rush Excitement.

With the record rainfall over the winter and wildfires of recent years, treasure hunters are again combing the loosened rocks and soil of California for gold. As massive snowpack built up during the winter storms in the Sierra Nevada mountains begin to melt with the warmer weather, the rushing water pushes gold in the mountains down into the rivers. Several treasure seekers told the outlets that they have come across gold nuggets and flakes during their treasure hunts.