Modern Day Gold Prospectors

Without safe deposit boxes and alarms, the miners must rely on more primitive forms of security to safeguard the fruits of their labors.
Sarina Finkelstein

Protection
Without safe deposit boxes and alarms, the miners must rely on more primitive forms of security to safeguard the fruits of their labors. In addition to miners, the Angeles National Forest attracts marijuana growers and gang-bangers, who sometimes use the mountains for initiation ceremonies.

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