Gold was found in the district in the 1860s but the deposits were small and the miners soon moved on.

During the 14th century, many German miners moved into the area.

By late 1883 the mining rush ended and the miners moved on.

Two hundred miners moved into the region and created a camp called Defot.

By 1886, much of the rich deposits that made such an effort worth it were worked out and many miners gave up and moved on.

Then the diamonds ran out and the miners moved on.

As miners moved away, shops, the hospital, and the school were closed.

Many jobless Finnish miners moved there to begin farming the land.

Many Chinese miners moved to the area taking plots of land.

The miners moved forwards again, this time with more stone-throwing.