So they can get gold and save Aunt Arabella's estate.
During the Gold Rush in 1949, settlers were disappointed because finding gold was seen as a great opportunity to strike it rich. On average, the great majority of gold miners did not become rich, or make a living from the gold.
To strike it rich!
The early west caused a cultural transformation in the U.S. by the Gold Rush. Many immigrants and settlers moved west in hopes of obtaining land that enabled them to strike rich.
The event that stands out the most as one looks back on US history was the gold rush started by the Sutter Mill striking gold. Thousands of Americans and others as well rushed to California. They sought to strike it rich. Even today, the NFL football team called the 49ers, has this tag to remind the US of the gold rush so long ago.
because he found lots gold in Peru
So they can get gold and save Aunt Arabella's estate.
In the book "By the Great Horn Spoon," Jack wants to go to the gold fields to strike it rich because his family is in financial trouble and he hopes that finding gold will solve their problems. Jack sees it as an opportunity to improve his family's circumstances and provide a better future for them.
Yes.....
Because he was a gold-digger.
They stuck it rich in San Fransisco, California
Yes, Jack London found gold during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1890s. He spent a year prospecting for gold in the Yukon, though he did not strike it rich. His experiences during this time greatly influenced his writing, most notably in his novel "The Call of the Wild."
The amount of gold in California was scarce. (study island)
During the Gold Rush in 1949, settlers were disappointed because finding gold was seen as a great opportunity to strike it rich. On average, the great majority of gold miners did not become rich, or make a living from the gold.
It was introduced to Australia because the English found gold and people wanted to strike gold so that they could become rich.
The California Gold Rush ended in 1855. However, many people still search for gold in California hoping to strike it rich.
There is a very small chance that gold would be found in any given spot near a "gold-filled" area.
It was hard work, and most were unfit but optimistic that they would strike it rich.