In January 1848, James Wilson Marshall discovered gold while constructing a saw mill along the American River northeast of present-day Sacramento. The discovery was reported in the San Francisco newspapers in March but caused little stir as most did not believe the account.
The spark that ignited the gold rush occurred in May 1848 when Sam Brannan, a storekeeper in Sutter's Creek, brandished a bottle filled with gold dust around San Francisco shouting 'Gold! Gold! Gold from American River!' The residents of the city now had proof of the discovery and the stampede to the gold fields was on. San Francisco's harbor was soon cluttered with derelict ships deserted by their crews. Workers abandoned their jobs - San Francisco's two newspapers were forced to close their doors as their staffs were struck by gold fever. The populations of many of the coastal towns were depleted as prospective prospectors headed to the gold fields.
The gold rush began at Sutter's Mill in Colima, CA. John Marshall discovered gold in the traces of the mill in 1848. Once the gold was discovered the rush was on. A newspaper headline stated "Eureka, Gold Found". The average pay was about 10.00 a month, but a man could make 50.00 a day if he found gold. Within months over 10,000 a day were coming into the area any way they could. Sutter lost in the gold rush. He lost his fortune , mill, and ended up a broke unhappy man. By 1850 CA became a state on Sept. 9, 1850.
Gold and Greed
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The Californian gold rush!
The California gold rush was not a problem.
what effects did the gold rush have on sacromento
he was a big help with the gold rush
The Alabama Gold Rush happened in 1835.
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The Californian gold rush!
the klondike gold rush is the main name and they found gold 1896 but the actual rush began 1897
Causes:Manifest DestinyPopulation GrowthEconomyLand PriceEffects:Pony ExpressContinental RailroadCalifornia Gold Rush
California gold rush
cariboo gold rush in b.c.,canada - 1857 but the actual gold rush didn't start until 1861
The finding of gold by John Marshal at the Sutter sawmill in Columa in 1848. Newspapers picked it up and the rush was on. By 1850 so many people came into California it became a state.
Yes, it rained in the Gold Rush.
By the gold rush!
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the gold rush
The California gold rush was not a problem.