Look for it ya self ;)
The 49ers were gold miners that went to California to mine for gold in 1849.
the 49ers
The 49ers were people that headed out to the state of California in search of gold beginning in 1849. The 49ers football team, who play in the Bay Area of California, were named after these gold seekers.
A gold-miner.
They went west because of the California Gold Rush.
They were referred to as "49ers" because that was the year the California gold rush started (1849).
49ers
The 49ers were all of the miners. The California Gold Rush occured in 1849, ergo, the miners, or people who went west in search for gold, were dubbed "'49ers."
They went to Sacramento California.
GOLD! Gold's what brought them thar '49ers!
The miners went to California in the gold rush were called 49ers.
The Forty-niners. That was the name given to the prospectors who went to California looking for gold following the discovery of gold there in 1849.