benedict gieling house san francisco 1

benedict gieling house francisco discovery silver mount davidson nevada 1859 rush started comstock lode named henry one earliest owners rights area proved largest united states bad sold share early refiner finish process precious metal jacob fortune italiania villa italianate built c1870-79 1906 earthquake used emergency boarding eventually hippie crash pad john imogene imogen bought lovingly restored enjoyed october 2023 procesing processing started area early c1870-79 pad house 2023