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This is a term for people who went to California to prospect for gold during the gold rush of 1849.
They were the men who came to seek gold in California in 1849 right after it was discovered by John Marshall at Sutter’s Mill.
Finding gold is tough. Most of the gold was found by relatively few miners. There were thousands of people panning gold on the same rivers, and there just wasn't enough gold for everyone.