0
Why did so many people give up their homes and move to mining towns and homesteads in the west?
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Because, they heard of gold findings in the west. When they got there they would pan for gold in rivers, and after a lot of people came to the west the gold quickly ran out and was really hard to find.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
After the rush to the western gold mining towns who took over mining operations?
Large mining companies
After the first rush to the western gold-mining towns who over mining operations?
Large mining companies
After the first rush to the western gold-mining towns who took over mining operations?
Large mining companies
Who took over mining operations after the first rush to the western gold-mining towns?
Large mining companies
Who took over mining operations after the first rush to the western gold mining towns?
large mining companies.
When mining was no longer profitable many mining towns became ghost towns or?
It is true that when mining was no longer profitable, and mines stopped producing, the mining towns became ghost towns. The reason was because the people that lived in the town had to leave the area looking for work.
Why do people use lanterns in mining towns?
possibly no electricity.
How did ghost towns make people leave their homes?
The towns were not ghost towns until people left.So the town did not make people do any thing.
How where mining towns different from Mormon towns?
Mining towns were different than Mormon towns mostly because mining towns were focused on getting rich and mining, and Mormon towns were focused on religion rather than money. Mining towns were more 'rough and tumble' or 'wild west' than Mormon towns, which were more peaceful and civilized and had a lot more women and children. However, in the west, some Mormon towns were also mining towns. Nevertheless, most Mormon towns were farming, ranching, or industrial communities.
Is mining town a ghost town?
Most of the old mining towns are considered to be ghost towns now. Many of the mines went out of business and without the work, people had to move away and leave the town empty.
After the rush to the western gold mining towns who took over mining operations?
Large mining companies
Who took over mining operations after the first rush to gold mining towns?
Large mining companies
After the first rush to the western gold-mining towns who over mining operations?
Large mining companies
What happened to most mining towns?
Pursued other opportunities
When mining booms were followed by busts boom towns turned into what?
Ghost towns
Who lived in mining towns?
Chinese Immigrants
After the first rush to the western gold mining towns who took over mining operation?
Large mining companies
