Very rough. The gold towns were full of miners and were a rough bunch. There were bars with prostution , streets where muddy and dirty. Some businesses started in tents, and the sidewalks were wooden planks. Prices were high for the most simple things. In many gold camps Hispanic miners were taxed if they wanted to stay and often their claims were jumped. There was nothing romantic about the gold camps.
During the Gold Rush, California was mostly lawless. It was full of young men seeking wealth and escaping their past, so violence and gambling were rampant.
Children weren't involved in the gold rush towns. The people who came were without families with them.
Gold.
California. The name hasn't changed.
China
Nothing, because the Gold Rush was in 1849.
49ers
Children weren't involved in the gold rush towns. The people who came were without families with them.
Gold.
actually all or the states went to California for gold
Gold, during the gold rush.
China
California. The name hasn't changed.
China
gold rushers
The state mineral of California is native gold. Gold was designated as the state mineral in 1965 to recognize its significant role in the history and development of California during the Gold Rush era.
They left to find gold in California in 1849.
the california trail
Gold was discovered in California, so everyone was trying to find riches.