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Yes, they did: starvation, excessive drinking, and fighting over claims, also from diseases due to unsanitary conditions.
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What was the result of the mining boom in the west?
People went west DUH! Oh you mean other than that, OK. There was boom-towns. Few people got rich. Many people lost their money as fast as they won it.
What happened to boom towns once the mines that supported them were used up?
Many were abandoned, and are called ghost towns.
What happened to boom towns when mines were closed?
After the Gold Rush ended, and the prospectors no longer provided business for the towns.
Why did boom towns use vigilante justice?
Because they wanted to foo
How did casper ten boom die?
March 9, 1944.
How do you make sentence with a word boom?
my research says that with the boom in the industry ,people from the villages are moving to towns or cities..
Who turned boom towns into ghost towns?
Boom towns often became ghost towns due to a decline in the industry that supported them, such as mining or logging. When resources were depleted, businesses closed, people moved away, and the towns were eventually abandoned. Natural disasters or shifts in transportation routes could also contribute to the decline of a boom town.
Why did many boom towns turn into ghost towns?
So a boom town is created when a large amount of people move to a single location, often to exploit a natural resource. The gold rush is a good example. Then when the mineral or other reason to be there disappears so do the people. They leave behind the buildings creating a ghost town.
Why were the railroads so important to the boomtowns?
Railroads were important to boom towns because for the most part, boom towns set up around railway stations. Boom towns were also built around mining sites, and railroads built near these sites. This was a way to transport people and mined goods to the east, while bringing more people to the west to mine.
What are boom towns?
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What did women in boom towns do?
They had sex
Why did some towns quickly grow and fall in the west?
Towns -boom Towns - could grow up quickly due to gold or some other valuable ore being found nearby. But since people then didn't have good methods to survey how much there was, the Towns coul die just as Quick when the mines weent empty.
What name was given to towns that grew very suddenly in the west?
boom towns
When mining booms were followed by busts boom towns turned into what?
Ghost towns
What name was given to towns that grew very suddenly in west?
boom towns
What was the result of the mining boom in the west?
People went west DUH! Oh you mean other than that, OK. There was boom-towns. Few people got rich. Many people lost their money as fast as they won it.
What effect did the rapid growth of boom towns have on California?
Rats
