▁pione er ▁electric ▁min ing ▁d red ges ▁in ▁the ▁west , ▁operated ▁by ▁H erman ▁J . ▁Re iling ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁D red ging ▁Company . ▁ ▁The ▁company ▁used ▁the ▁last ▁remaining ▁buildings ▁of ▁A rap ah oe ▁City ▁for ▁qu arters , ▁but ▁before ▁long ▁all ▁evidence ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁had ▁van ished . ▁ ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁A rap ah oe ▁City ▁is ▁virt ually ▁destroyed ▁today . ▁ ▁No ▁A rap ah oe ▁City ▁buildings ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁surv ived , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁possible ▁some ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁moved ▁to ▁nearby ▁Golden ▁or ▁Fair mount , ▁the ▁far ming ▁community ▁desc ended ▁from ▁A rap ah oe ▁City . ▁ ▁The ▁two ▁d red ges , ▁not ▁advanced ▁enough ▁to ▁save ▁large ▁amounts ▁of ▁the ▁fine ▁gold ▁at ▁A rap ah oe ▁Bar , ▁were ▁dis ass emble d , ▁one ▁taken ▁to ▁French ▁Gul ch ▁near ▁Bre cken ridge , ▁Colorado ▁and ▁its ▁tw in ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁River ▁around ▁Sac r amento , ▁California . ▁ ▁The ▁fate ▁of ▁the ▁California ▁d red ge ▁remains ▁unknown , ▁while ▁the ▁remains ▁of ▁the ▁d red ge ▁at ▁Bre cken ridge , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Re iling ▁D red ge , ▁are ▁being ▁preserved . ▁ ▁Prom inent ▁Cit iz ens ▁ ▁Thomas ▁L . ▁Golden , ▁whom ▁Golden , ▁Colorado ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁ ▁John ▁Hamilton ▁Gregory , ▁Colorado ▁gold ▁discover er ▁around ▁present - day ▁Central ▁City , ▁Colorado ▁ ▁George