Grant was stationed in California in 1852 and 1853 and experienced life in San Francisco during the times of the Gold Rush. Of particular note were the inflated prices of food. The related link offers a portion of his Memoirs that are pertinent.
Zachary Taylor and Ulysses S. Grant. Franklin Pierce also served and played a more prominent role than did Grant.
I think that 1 main aspect on the gold rush was that Edward Hargraves was the first person to find gold in New South Wales and he got a grant/ reward for it from the government...
He played a tramp, who traveled to Alaska to take part in the Gold Rush.
A gold rush
They wanted a part of the California Gold Rush and return to China with wealth.
gold was a big part of it. California Gold Rush.
Whitehorse
To take part in the California Gold Rush
1777
The California Miners
The Californian gold rush!
the klondike gold rush is the main name and they found gold 1896 but the actual rush began 1897