In the first week of July 1858, Green Russell and Sam Bates found a small placer deposit near the mouth of Little Dry Creek that yielded about 20 troy ounces (622 grams) of gold, the first significant gold discovery in the Rocky Mountain region.
imigrants
Pierr and Paul mallet discovered the mountains in the 1739's.
QUE?
Maybe...
gold silver and timber x
The Rocky Mountains is a good place to go mining for minerals because backbone of the great upland system. In the Rocky Mountains there is gold, sliver, lead and zinc.
Rocky Mountains
yes
During their explorations Lewis and Clark explored the Rocky Mountains and they discovered the mountains were rougher and more extensive than they expected. They also crossed the Bitterroot Mountains.
Jedediah Smith
they were already there before! any thing in nature cannot be "discovered"
The South Pass through the Rocky Mountains was discovered by John C. Frémont during his 1842 expedition. While exploring the region, he recognized the significance of this natural passage, which later became a vital route for westward migration during the California Gold Rush. The discovery allowed settlers easier access to the western territories.