john sutter didn't find the gold marshal found it
"There was Gold in them thar hills!"
John A. Sutter and James W. Marshall. See the Related Link.Actually, John A Sutter and James W Marshall both DIDNT discover it together. However, It was Sutter's Mill. But Marshall discovered the gold. Found Gold!!!!
Gold was discovered in his saw mill trace by John Marshall. John Sutter didn't find the gold himself and tried to keep the discovery quiet. He was successful until 1848 when the word finally got out. Because of the gold rush Sutter lost much of his land and money.
James W Marshall was the frist to discover gold in california in the sutter mill.
Sutter's Mill in Caloma, California by James Marshall
The gold was found in the tracers of the Sutter sawmill on the Sacramento River.
gen. john a. sutter
the first person in Kalgoorlie to discover gold was Paddy Hannon in 1893.
John Augustus was a pioneer and businessman. He owned Sutter's Fort (previously a farm, now a historical park), and Sutter's Mill (a sawmill). The discovery of gold on his land led to the California Gold Rush.
By Joseph Wickland
Somewhere in 1848.
John A. Sutter