Show highway Is paved with gold ore of low grade san diego calif A highway paved with gold ore takes motorists from ramona to julian once a colorful mining town in san diego county calif according to charles H reed secretary of the county bureau of mines although few motorists who travel the 11 mile strip of highway realize the value of the road reed said it was constructed of gravel and ore with an average gold content of 7 a ton he said the gravel came from a quarry on the escarpment of a nearby mountain but the gold content was not sufficient to warrant sending it to a smelter contractors estimated that at least 2000 worth of gold 9 old is embedded in the highway leading to the old julian gold mining district while julian did not gain the fame acquired by some mining towns its history is a picturesque one horace bailey owner of the first stage line out of julian recalled the difficulties he encountered in operating the line one grade was so steep he said that I 1 had to tell my drivers to make an announcement to the passengers first class passengers keep your seats second class passengers get out and walk third class passengers get out and push |