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There were wild stories in the eastern US about the discovery of gold in California. Despite the publicity, it was faraway and many people were unbelievers. Then, when US president Polk spoke about it in a message to Congress, the unbelievers were now confident about the reality of gold. Therefore, one can give President Polk some credit for the mad rush to get to California.

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James Polk mentioned the discovery of gold in California in an address ti Congress in December of 1848.

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