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They looked for other opportunities for success
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LaoVery few of the "49'ers" - the people who went to California in 1849 and the following couple of years - ever struck gold and got rich. Most of them became merchants or farmers or ranchers, and their descendants still live here in California for the most part.
Some people DID get rich, not by MINING gold, but from selling things that the miners needed.
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What happened to most of the people who went west to mine for gold?
They looked for other opportunities for success
What was the cause of most people dying during the gold rush?
lack of food and suplies
Facts about interior west?
Most people had to cross through the Interior West to get to California during the gold rush.
Where does the US keep its gold supply?
Most of the gold is kept at Fort Knox.
How did the discovery of gold help the farmers in Alaska?
Before the gold rush (the discovery of gold in Alaska and other parts of the U.S.), Alaska was considered worthless. When Secretary of State William Seward negotiated the sale of Alaska to The U.S. from the Russia Empire in 1867, Alaska was called "Seward's Icepick" because it was just a frozen wasteland to most Americans. Alaska was an unofficial US territory and didn't become a state until the 1950's so when the gold rush happened in the 1890's, not many non-native people were in Alaska. The discovery of gold brought money and people to Alaska. The people needed food from farmers. The farmers grew food and then sold it to the people. Because Alaska is very cold, there is not much farming. In the places where crops can be grown, the growing season is only 100 days long. The days, however are longer than normal, so the 100 days are productive.
