The term "86" come from the year 1886 and it means "there is no more..."
In 1886, the US Gold Rush had come to a halt for the common man, or commonly know at "the 49's". By the early 1860s, a single miner could no longer work his claim alone.
Corporation and conglomerates had taken over. Extracting gold via hydraulic mining and destroying the landscape and riverbeds of Northern California.
In 1886, the US Gold Rush had come to a halt for the common man, or commonly know at "the 49's". By the early 1860s, a single miner could no longer work his claim alone.
Corporation and conglomerates had taken over. Extracting gold via hydraulic mining and destroying the landscape and riverbeds of Northern California.
by Mike Shannon July 03, 2003