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Over the years, after many companies started mining, many people from the east went there to mine and work which led to the settlement of the west.
The people of the mining towns needed large amounts of supplies. The Western mining boom had begun with the California Gold Rush of 1849. When the Gold Rush ended, miners looked for new opportunities.
The cycle of boom and bust.
attracting populations to the west
they wanted to become rich and get gold