The Mining on Hazel Creek Fonzie Hall found copper across the river of Welch Cove in 1883. Fonzie Hall went off looking for mica. Fonzie Hall thought he found gold but it ended up being copper. W.S Adams began to mine copper in 1888. Adams planned to make an open heat roaster near the confluence of Sugar Fork in Hazel Creek. The reason Adams planned to this because moving raw ore was not feasible. The closest railhead from the mine was 20 miles. The primary challenge for mining operations was
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A gold rush happens when a large amount of people race to find gold where gold had just been discovered. This happens because gold is rarer than most other metals and it cost a lot to mine it. Gold last forever and conducts heat and electricity without being magnetic which is why it is used in electronics. Gold is used in over half of all jewelry because it is durable and shiny. These are the reasons gold is worth a lot and is why gold causes a commotion. America had a great big gold rush in
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Challenges Faced on the Journey The California Gold Rush affected the individuals involved in many ways. Many people had traveled to California for one thing. Gold. They went for the gold because of the money that came along with it. Men had left their jobs and families to travel to California by sea or trail. The individuals of the Gold Rush faced many challenges traveling to California such as diseases, lack of supplies needed, and time it took to get there within the environment they chose to
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John Sutter struck gold at his mill in Sacramento, California, beginning one of the most pivotal events in United States History. During the next few years, hundreds of thousands of Americans pioneered out west hoping to become prosperous, and strike it rich. Many of these men would lose all of their money, and live in poverty for the rest of their lives. A very small percentage; however, would strike it rich and never have to work again. This influx of people during the Gold Rush led to the development
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One of the most recalled time in American History has been during the 1850’s, which became known as the California Gold Rush. This was period of time when people did whatever they could to make their way to California, in search of gold. Many partook in this episode in American History, however, one young man was able to forever engrave his presence in the hearts of Mexicans during this time period. That man’s name was Joaquin Murrieta Carrillo, who after being faced with racial discrimination against
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Grace pender Mrs. Ragusky 7th hour You’ve come all this way, a three month journey hoping to find gold. You’re sick and almost there. Your family is counting on you, You have to push through. In 1847 california was officially American territory after the war between Mexico and the United States. The California gold rush was hard for several individuals due to hard travel, several thousand people being unsuccessful, and crime. The travel to California was easier for some than others. Some people
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Muhammad The Western Experience The 19th century was a very prosperous and interesting moment in history for my family. Living in California at the time gave plenty of opportunities for many miners because of the overflow of gold that had been presented. Before the discovery of gold in 1848, most of the West didn't belong to the U.S. Many Americans believed it was the country's "manifest destiny" to stretch from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific, and President James Polk (1845-1849) was determined to
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allowed to tell the stories of America’s past is simple – everyone. Although the people that were involved in the event or situation should be the only ones to talk since they actually have a memory of what happened. I also believe that the California Gold Rush is a good subject that we should
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California Gold Rush Yellow fever, malaria, and cholera are all disease that people in present day US don’t get often, but many pioneers caught these nasty diseases on there long, hard trek to California. In 1847, the US defeated Mexico in their fight for California and other territory in the Western US. One year later in 1878, the first nugget of gold was found in California as US territory. This gold nugget sparked millions to take the long trek to California seeking riches in gold. Many people
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The Australian gold rush was a period of time ( from February 1851- 1914 ) where an influx of people came to Australia, to make a fortune finding precious gold. Finding of gold had been a gift to the Australian government as they lost many workers to the previous California gold rush which created labour shortages leading to an economic depression. The gold rush in Australia was established when Edward Hargraves (gold prospector) who returned to Australia from the California gold rush, where he
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