He didn't find it, he bought a bottle of fake gold dust at the store, just to create excitement, (in order to sell his tools he needed to create excitement.
Male. His real name is Samuel Brannan.
John Sutter, James W. Marshall and Samuel Brannan
Sam Brennan was making lots of money selling tools to the few people that knew of the prospect of gold. His idea was to spread the word so that more gold seekers would find their way to his store to buy tools. The demand was so high that he could manipulate his prices and make a fortune. Which he did!
Sam Brennan ran through the streets of SF because he wanted to create excitement and sell his tools.
Samuel Brannan.
Sam Brannan spread the new to everyone .
Sam Brannan
Male. His real name is Samuel Brannan.
Sam Brannan arrived in California in 1846, opening a general store in San Francisco. When gold was discovered in 1848, Brannan was one of the first to find out. He bought every shovel, pan and pickaxe he could find, creating a monopoly over those supplies in California. He then publicized the find in San Francisco.Every miner had to stop at Brannan's store to stock up on supplies. Before long, Sam Brannan was the first millionaire west of the Mississippi.
Why did sam brannan publish a special edition of his paper to send to the east
Sam Brannan
Sam Brann
John Sutter, James W. Marshall and Samuel Brannan
Sam Brannan
Well a person name Sam Brannan went out saying gold, gold, gold, gold in San Francisco!
Sam Brannan ran down streets of San Fransisco with a bottle of gold dust shouting, 'Gold, Gold, Gold down at the American river.'
General John A. Sutter was another person involved in the California Gold Rush.