How many people struck it rich in the California gold rush?

Answer 1

Levi StraussThis New York butcher decided one day to walk to California. Eventually, he opened a meat market in Placerville-and later took his profits to Milwaukee, where he set up a meat processing plant. His name was Phillip Armour, and the Armour mPhillip ArmourArmour's neighbor in Placerville, was an enterprising wheelbarrow maker who dreamed of bigger things. After saving every dime for six years, he left California for his home in Indiana. There, he plowed his profits into the family wagon-making business. The man's name was John Studebaker-and the family enterprise would go on to build covered wagons for the Oregon-bound pioneers, and later-automobiles.eat packing company became one of the nation's largest.John StudebakerTwo businessmen also looked west and saw opportunity. Sensing the unsettled atmosphere in California-they offered what many miners desperately wanted: stability. The offered secure, honest banking, transportation, even mail delivery. They were Henry Wells and William Fargo. Their company, Wells Fargo, became a giant in the banking industry.Henry Wells and William FargoThe most famous celebrity of the gold rush era came to California as a complete unknown and took a job writing for the San Francisco Call. It wasn't long until his fanciful story about a frog jumping contest in nearby Calaveras County thrust him into the national spotlight. His name: Samuel Clemens-Mark Twain.

Clemens boss at the Call was also destined to become a best-selling author, Brett Harte. Unlike Clemens, Harte wrote almost exclusively about western characters-colorful stories about miners, bandits, and gamblers. His tale of an orphaned baby adopted by a group of rough miners would make him famous and rich.Samuel Clemens-Mark TwainFor every famous success, there were a thousand smaller stories of people who used their wits, not their shovels- to find a fortune. Creative entrepreneurs were everywhere-looking for a new angle-a new way to make money, more money.In 1848 and early 49, everyone was making money-but the party didn't last forever. For most miners, it didn't last very long at all.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

The California Gold rush beginning in 1849, was open to anyone taking the chance of leaving their lives behind in the East to mine for gold in California. Many people of all levels in society gained wealth. However, wealthy people were able to build large mining facilities and thus the gold rush helped them to increase their wealth.

Answer 4

300,000 people migrated to California for the gold rush.

Answer 5

100,000