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What does the term 49ers refer to?
The 49ers were gold miners that went to California to mine for gold in 1849.
Who were forty miners?
A forty NINER gold miner traveling to Sacramento, California, or Santa Barbara in 1848-1863 to mine gold. Usually, they traveled during 1849, which is why they call it a forty-niner.
How did the San Francisco 49rs get there name?
In 1849 miners in the area near San Francisco found gold. These miners and the rush of new miners to the area in search of fortune became known as 49ers.
What does California mine?
the California gold rush
Why did people move to California during the 1800s?
Because of the Gold Rush from 1849-1855 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Gold_Rush
What is a 1849 California Gold without alloy half eagle worth?
I have one too, mine DOES NOT HAVE A SEAM ON THE EDGE OR COPY .IT IS G OLD IN COLOR. WHO WOULD LIKE TO BUY MY COIN ?
Why do they call the football team 49ers the 49ers?
The name 49ers harkens back to the gold rush in the mid 1800's when people were migrating west in search of gold. The Gold Rush, as it was called, began in 1849 so often the people heading out that way were called 49ers. The team took it's name from those people, and it is often thought that their gold helmets are a reflection of the Gold Rush itself.
Does California still mine gold?
yes
In which state is the oldest working Gold mine?
California.
What brought pioneers to California?
The earliest pioneers came to California to ranch and farm. The largest wave of pioneers came during the California Gold Rush of 1849. After the Civil War, pioneers came to California to farm, ranch, prospect, mine, timber, and every other occupation.
How did people mine in the gold rush 1849?
There were several ways. Miners worked the streams with gold pans and rockers, dug out mines, and did hydroelectric mining with water.
What happen to most of the people who west to mine for gold?
Very few of the "49'ers" - the people who went to California in 1849 and the following couple of years - ever struck gold and got rich. Most of them became merchants or farmers or ranchers, and their descendants still live here in California for the most part. Some people DID get rich, not by MINING gold, but from selling things that the miners needed.
