Highway 49 runs along the foothills through all the little gold mining towns from the gold rush days. Most of the bars and clubs catered to the seasonal agriculture workers after the gold mines started to close down.

Here is a pair of dice from the Mountain Club located on S. Washington St. in Sonora. There are at least three different chips from this place - at least according to Larry Eastman - though it was not always know as "Mack's Mountain Club". I talked to two different people who knew where the place was located and they both said that the Mountain club had a full up casino with slots, cards and craps in the basement.