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  2. List of people associated with the California Gold Rush

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    made his fortune during the California Gold Rush, as a gold miner George Hearst: 1820–1891 Sullivan, Missouri Territory (now Missouri), U.S. businessperson, politician used slight mining knowledge from Missouri to succeed in 1850s gold rush investment Albert W. Hicks: c. 1820–1860 Foster, Rhode Island, U.S. thief, murderer, mutineer, pirate

  3. Category:American gold rushes - Wikipedia

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  5. Gold rush - Wikipedia

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    A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia , Greece , New Zealand , Brazil , Chile , South Africa , the United States , and Canada while smaller ...

  6. List of steamboats on the Yukon River - Wikipedia

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    Originally owned by Canadian Development. Name Launch Zealandian proposed prior to build, but name Launch Tasmanian adopted instead. Acquired by WP&YR in 1901. Not used under WP&YR ownership. Sold by WP&YR and sent to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1902. - Most likely, named for the Beaconsfield, Tasmania gold rush of 1877. [8] Teal (Rapid ...

  7. Category:Canadian gold rushes - Wikipedia

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    Similkameen Gold Rush; W. Wild Horse River This page was last edited on 9 June 2024, at 22:07 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...

  8. In the New Gold Rush, Equipment Suppliers May Strike It Rich

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    In an uncertain economy, gold almost always goes up in value. Little wonder, then, that the vertiginous swoops and dives of the stock market over the past three years have sent gold values to ...

  9. Klondike Gold Rush - Wikipedia

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    The Klondike Gold Rush [n 1] was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon in northwestern Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.