AP Enterprise: CA mine dispute recalls wild past  DON THOMPSON
Associated Press Published:           Nearby Placerville --
named after a type of gold mining -- was once known as
"Hangtown" for its rough handling of claim jumpers. The town is
the seat of El Dorado County -- "El Dorado" being the Spanish
name for a legendary golden city -- and is nine miles south of
where gold was discovered. Placerville grew up along the main
stage coach route between San Francisco, Sacramento and the
Comstock Lode silver mines in Nevada, a route that today is
Highway 50, a conduit for campers and skiers.      Local and
state inspectors tell a different story.   They had entered the
property on a warrant after the owners would not allow
government agents on their land. Officials said Hardesty blocked
the access road with his truck until deputies threatened him
with arrest.  They returned on Jan. 24 to find at least 30 acres
stripped bare, four drainage ponds and a gravel bed the size of
a football field, 60 feet deep in some p