Really expensive.
gold
It was originally due to the advent of the famous Gold Rush, back in the mid-1800s.
The population of the cities in the West decreased as unsuccessful miners moved back to the East
yes it was very expensive back then because everybody wanted to get to where the gold was first
they did not have plains back then in the 1800s
For armor and weapons.
gold
The gold rush in the 1800s was in eastern australia
No one person. Gold is rare and useful- the rarity makes it expensive. If there was gold sitting around everywhere, it would not be expensive.
50 years. -------------- People were finding gold continuously throughout the 1800s in varying quantities, but the large gold rush you may be referring to would be the California gold rush in 1849.
As far as I know Spanish gold has been the most expensive. Perhaps not the rarest but the most expensive
Yes, gold mining in the mid-1800s was dangerous due to working conditions, lack of safety regulations, use of explosives, and risk of cave-ins. Miners were exposed to hazardous chemicals like mercury, and accidents, injuries, and fatalities were common.