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It was found on January 24, 1848 by James Marshall who worked for John Sutter on the South fork of the American River accidentally while building a saw mill, forty miles from Sutter's Mill.
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∙ 6y agoOn January 24, 1848, gold was discovered by James Marshall while building a sawmill for Capt. John Sutter (Sutter's Mill), Coloma, California. John Marshall discovered gold flakes in the traces of the mill. Before that, James Wilson Marshall was a carpenter and sawmill operator.
Sutter tried to stop it from getting out but a San Francisco newspaper ran a headline "Eureka, Gold Found" about the discovery and soon 10,000 a day were arriving in the area. Over 300,000 people came to the state in the two years after the news. They were broadly referred to as 49'ers. CA became a state in 1850 and Sutter lost everything; he lost his fortune, mill, and ended up a broke unhappy man.
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∙ 6y agoGold was discovered in California in 1848. The so-called location was Sutter's Mill.
On January 24, 1848, gold was discovered by James Marshall while building a sawmill for Capt. John Sutter (Sutter's Mill), Coloma, California.
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∙ 11y agoThe 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.
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∙ 11y agoJohn Marshall discovered gold at Sutter's Mill in 1848. He found gold flakes in the traces of the saw mill. Soon it was leaked that gold was found. Sutter tried to stop it from getting out but a San Francisco newspaper had a headline about the discovery and soon 10,000 a day were arriving in the area. Over 300,000 people came to the state in the two years after the news. CA became a state in 1850 and Sutter lost everything.
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∙ 7y agoThe story of the California Gold Rush had such an impact on the United States the question deserves a full answer. John Sutter emigrated from Switzerland in 1834 and New York City was his destination. Sutter was able to join the Santa Fe trade group. Through several measures of cleverness, he was able to have Mexico grant him a land grant in the Sacramento Valley. In 1843, he built a fort to enclose a village of shops, homes, and small manufacturing companies. "Sutters Fort" stood at the end of the California Trail used by pioneers heading into California. From location he earned money selling supplies.Emigration continued to grow, so Sutter built a sawmill to supply newcomers with lumber. From these profits, he built a water powered sawmill on the American River. Sutter assigned a James W. Marshall to supervise the mill. Marshall was constructing a water wheel and on January 24, 1848, he discovered gold.
News spread rapidly and before long the California Gold Rush began. This brought thousands of people from the eastern US to seek their fortunes.
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∙ 11y agoJohn Marshall discovered in a trace at his sawmill in Coloma in 1848.
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∙ 14y ago1848 by John Marshall at Sutter's Saw mill. So many people came that we were a state by 1850.
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Who discoverd gold?
Gold was known from the most ancient times. We wouldn't know who discovered the first nugget, or even where it might have been found.
How did gold get to California?
gold got to california by soil ( : VALERIE.O AT BANYAN :)
When was the first big strike of Gold in California?
Nevad was the first silver strike and California was the first gold strike. Nevad was the first silver strike and California was the first gold strike.
When was the Gold Rush and how did that effect California's population?
The California gold rush was in 1849, it effected California's population by all of the immigrant miners coming to find gold, later on admitting California as a state in 1850.
What country was the California gold rush in?
The California Gold Rush took place in the United States.
How was gold discoverd?
Calvin Harper
Where was gold discoverd?
Gold was first discoverd up a elephants bum hidden inside a poo. It is thought that the elephant had eaten it but no one knows where from.
Why did the French initiate and maintain a presence in the exploration and colonization of Canada?
they discoverd gold in the st.lawrence river ( social studies teacher)
Where did California gold miners find gold?
In California.
Who discoverd gold?
Gold was known from the most ancient times. We wouldn't know who discovered the first nugget, or even where it might have been found.
Why did government break its treaty with the nez perce?
gold was discovered on their land - apex
What does California mine?
the California gold rush
When was Peru discoverd?
peru was discoverd around the turn of the 16th century
What happened during the California Gold Rush.?
In 1848, gold was found in California. by 1849, the news of this gold discovery sent many people from the East to travel to California to seek their fortunes in gold mining. The Gold Rush helped to populate California.
How did gold get to California?
gold got to california by soil ( : VALERIE.O AT BANYAN :)
Which state had the gold rush?
Both California and Alaska had gold rushes.
What is the state mineral of california?
The state mineral of California is native gold. Gold was designated as the state mineral in 1965 to recognize its significant role in the history and development of California during the Gold Rush era.
