he was a big help with the gold rush
The California Gold Rush started in 1848 and ended in 1859. A man named James Marshall was building a saw mill when he spotted a flash of gold the size of a pea in the river, which was about a foot deep then. He picked it up, and it looked like gold. At first he thought it was Iron Pyrite, (Fools Gold) but he smashed it with a rock and it flatted without breaking. He didn't think it was proof of a big find, and he though it was mixed with other metals. So he took it to a guy named John Sutter, the man he was building the saw mill for. They tested it and found it was pure gold. Marshall promised the men that were helping him build the saw mill that they would hunt for gold after they finished building, and agreed to keep it secret. But some people spread the word, and slowly at first, then faster, The Gold Rush began.
Not really, but it did change California a lot. roads, towns, churches, and school. especially in San Francisco that grew from a small settlement to a big one, that was in the year 1846 to 1852.
Nevad was the first silver strike and California was the first gold strike. Nevad was the first silver strike and California was the first gold strike.
Obviously, because there was gold there and they wanted some of it. This was augmented by the fad like nature of the Gold Rush. Many people were attracted by the "everyone is doing it" aspect. While a few people got rich by finding gold, but more people got rich by selling supplies to the ones looking for it. The thought of getting rich did attract many, but another big reason was the chance for freedom. California wasn't yet a state and laws weren't particularly enforced. There was no established society except for those of the Native Americans, so people could basically create their own.
Alaska and California.
gold was a big part of it. California Gold Rush.
Well, if you're referring to the 1949 California gold rush, I'll do my best to answer. Here's a basic chart. Gold = Money. Money = food, clothes and other basic living necessities.
big reason people immigrated there and the California gold rush spurred westward movement
he was a big help with the gold rush
The California Gold Rush started in 1848 and ended in 1859. A man named James Marshall was building a saw mill when he spotted a flash of gold the size of a pea in the river, which was about a foot deep then. He picked it up, and it looked like gold. At first he thought it was Iron Pyrite, (Fools Gold) but he smashed it with a rock and it flatted without breaking. He didn't think it was proof of a big find, and he though it was mixed with other metals. So he took it to a guy named John Sutter, the man he was building the saw mill for. They tested it and found it was pure gold. Marshall promised the men that were helping him build the saw mill that they would hunt for gold after they finished building, and agreed to keep it secret. But some people spread the word, and slowly at first, then faster, The Gold Rush began.
If you were lucky you made about $16 in gold per day.
I don't know but it depends how big the cube is :) xx
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In L.A., California
It had a big imact
There were many shapes and sizes. In the early gold rush, people found big nuggets weighing up to 9 puonds. Later in th gold rush, as mre people came, they tended to find mre little nuggets and flakes OS gold dust.