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Did the diggers stay clean during the gold rush?
No, they were covered in dirt.
What did a women have to do during the Australian gold rush?
They used to stay home and look after their kids, or stay by themselves.
Did the gold miners stay clean?
mostly
Did the men during the gold rush stay clean and healthy?
They washed themselves in the creek.
Did children go to school during the California gold rush?
Very rough. The gold towns were full of miners and were a rough bunch. There were bars with prostution , streets where muddy and dirty. Some businesses started in tents, and the sidewalks were wooden planks. Prices were high for the most simple things. In many gold camps Hispanic miners were taxed if they wanted to stay and often their claims were jumped. There was nothing romantic about the gold camps.
Did gold miners stay healthy?
The gold miners tried to stay as healthy as they could by having good food and washing cloths often but some miners wer not healthy because they were to poor to provide food and sometimes shelter.
Did the Chinese stay in Australia during the gold rush permanently?
Some of them did. When the gold ran out, they opened businesses in the towns. Others took their gold back to China with them.
What did miners do to wash there gold in gold rush times?
With river water. Most of the gold was found in rivers or near rivers so panning was used along with a sluice box or rocker. These would wash the gold from the dirt ( gold is heavier than dirt so it would stay in the wire or at the bottom of the pan/box).
Why didn't people want to stay in the east during the gold rush in California?
Everone wanted a piece of the American Dream. Free gold, just pick it up and never work again.
What kind of shelter did they use in the gold rush?
they would build it or they would stay in hotel.
How long did the miners stay?
70 days
What is the city closest to where the Gold Rush was?
According to Wikipedia:"The California Gold Rush (1848-1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California."Others can add more details, depending on which gold rush answer you want to post.More infoIf you are going to visit the gold rush area of CA go to Sonora and Columbia. Columbia is a state park and a restored gold rush town. It is worth a visit and the surrounding area has other gold rush towns. Angles Camp is another gold rush town, but now the modern sections have mainly taken over. Sonora and Columbia will give you a sense of what 1850 CA was like. Good places to eat and stay are in Sonora as well as Columbia.
