What Happened to The Town of Shasta?

Human Nature Friendly Camp Fire Stories- Episode 1
The town of Shasta, is now an old ghost town. What caused the towns downfall? We will explore this question and more. Thanks for watching.
Resources for this video-
Shasta County, California A History by Rosena Giles, published by Biobooks 1949
Man of Destiny Pierson Barton Reading of Shasta County, California by Helen S Giffen edited by Eleanor Lee (Reading) Templeman, published by Historical Society 1985
The Journal of Pierson Barton Reading Overland to California, 1843, by Madge Richardson Walsh, published in 2003 by The association for Northern California Historical Research.
Mining Corporations- The Shasta Courier Newspaper of Shasta, May 16,1863
Britannica
Westernmininghistory.com
ExploringShastaHistory.blogspot.com
goldcalifornia.net
Shasta Historical Society
NewJerseyAlmanac.com
The Historical Marker Database
Shasta- State Historic Park
Wikipedia