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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. American pioneer who discovered gold in California in 1848 For other people named James W. Marshall, see James W. Marshall (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced ...
Marshall traveled the road to tell of his gold find to Captain John A. Sutter. During the 49ers gold rush thousands of miners traveled the road heading out to look for gold and claims. [10] [11] California's first stage line, California Stage Company, traveled the road starting in 1849, the line was founded by James E. Birch. [12]
The California gold rush (1848–1855) was a gold rush that began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. [1] The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. [ 2 ]
A discovery of gold near Los Angeles — which was almost as far from Mexico City as it was from D.C. — might have tipped that balance into something ugly. Things did get ugly a few years later ...
When gold was first discovered in 1848, many people came from all over the world to find gold. The migration into California also brought diseases and violence. [1] There were 500 mining camps of which 300 are still undocumented. There was $400 million in gold mined between 1849 and 1855. [2] In 1942 most of the mines shut down due to World War ...
Modern estimates by the U.S. Geological Survey are that some 12 million ounces [16] (370 t) of gold were removed in the first five years of the Gold Rush (worth over US$16 billion at December 2010 prices). [17] In the next stage, by 1853, hydraulic mining was used on ancient gold-bearing gravel beds on hillsides and bluffs in the goldfields. [18]
China says it has discovered the world’s largest known deposit of gold, estimated to be worth over $80bn (£63bn).. The deposit at the Wangu goldfield in central China could yield more than ...
Gold Trails and Ghost Towns is a Canadian historical documentary show, created and produced by television station CHBC-TV in Kelowna, British Columbia for Canadian syndication and hosted by Mike Roberts with historian/storyteller Bill Barlee.