The Gold Rush
The Gold Rush. 49’ers. Sutter’s Mill, CA in 1848 Surface mining Pre-1848 = 5,000 migrants 1849 = 30,000 migrants 1850 = 55,000 migrants Global community. Hydraulic Mining. 1860s & 1870s Corporate investment Colorado, Nevada, Montana, South Dakota, Idaho, Wyoming, Arizona. Mining Camps.
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