Silver Bell Mine

Historical marker location:

Twentynine Palms, California

( Marker is on Pinto Basin Road, 22 miles north of Cottonwood Springs Road, on the left when traveling north.)

The California Gold Rush of 1849 brought a huge influx of people to the state. In just two years, the population of San Francisco grew from 1,000 to 25,000. However, only a small percentage of gold-seekers actually struck it rich, and many ended up in debt or poverty.