Yes, Mark Twain was part of the Gold Rush. In 1861, he traveled to Nevada during the silver boom, later moving to California where he witnessed the societal changes brought about by the Gold Rush. His experiences in the West greatly influenced his writings.

John Sutter , a German born Swiss pioneer, got a Mexican land grant in 1839 for the area that is Sacramento today. To get the land grant he had to become a Mexican citizen and began his empire of 48,827 acres that he was given. In 1840 he started building his fort and employed 350 Native Americans to guard the fort. He also hired John Bidwell to help with management. There were large herds of cattle and horses in the fields around the fort. Hunters were sent to hunt for fur pelts and Elk hides. A distillery, flour mill, and bakery were built as well as a blacksmith shop and carpenter shop. A boat carried passengers and freight between the fort and San Francisco Bay. In 1841 Sutter bought Russian settlements of Ross and Bodega for 32,000 secured by a mortgage on the fort. He established Hock Farm on the Feather River a few miles from the modern Yuba City. The farm supplied food for the fort and he recruited immigrants from the United States, Switzerland, and Germany. By 1844 the fort was pretty much done and it grew in importance as more people arrived from the difficult trip west. The fort also sat on one of the most strategic locations in Northern California and became a goal for parties crossing the Sierras. In 1847 John Marshall was hired to build a sawmill on the American River about 50 miles from the fort. The sawmill was almost done when Marshall discovered gold. The end result was the discovery of gold hurt Sutter and workmen quit working to look for gold, thousands arrived to dig up his land, crops, and take his livestock. To keep from loosing everything he deeded his property to his son who designed the present day Sacramento.

If you're heading to a gold rush, it's important to bring a few key items. Bring sturdy clothing and footwear suitable for outdoor work, as well as basic camping supplies like a tent, sleeping bag, and cooking utensils. Additionally, bring mining tools like a shovel, pickaxe, and gold pan to help in your search for gold.

During the California Gold Rush, several types of restaurants existed to cater to the growing population of miners and settlers. These included restaurants that served traditional American fare, Chinese restaurants, and food stalls that offered quick and inexpensive meals. Many of these establishments were located in mining camps and towns that emerged during the gold rush, providing much-needed sustenance for the influx of people seeking fortune in California.

they lost most of their land

no it just made them poor because the people left everything they had to mine for gold and sometimes they wouldn't even find gold for a long period of time.

Before the gold rush, the west was wild, and there were fewer individuals around. The large urban communities in California were shires with a couple of hundred natives. While the large harbors got perhaps 2 - 3 ships, every week before the surge, there were dozens of boats a day once gold was found.

The railways would turn into the best drivers of westbound development since they brought individuals west and permitted the things they created to be sent east.

In 1848 gold was found in Columa California at the sawmill of John Sutter and this resulted in the gold rush. California had all ready become a territory called the Bear Flag Republic when John C Fremont took the Mexican governor hostage in Monterey. He was taken to Sutters Fort in Sacramento. So many people came into California seeking gold that by 1850 California became a state September 9, 1850.

10,000 people a day came into the state and CA became a state in 1850.

The Australian government offered a reward for the first payable gold in 1851 in order to stem the tide of Australians leaving for the Californian goldrushes. Valuable manpower was being lost from Australia. Therefore, despite early gold discoveries being suppressed, the New South Wales government decided to offer a substantial reward to the first person to find gold.

Only the first person needed a reward. Once the goldrush began, Australian would-be prospectors concentrated their efforts at finding their "fortune in gold" on Australian soil.

One of the effects was that after the gold rush, many business's were started, like Folders coffee and Levi Jeans! Manyu minors had worked very hard to mine for gold, so late at night or early in the morning, they needed something to start they're physical engine. For levi jeans, Minors worked in the dirt and near sharp rocks that could injore them, so Levi jeans were made! Though the jeans then are nothing like they are now. Skinny jeans, baggy jeans, Nah! They were rough and heavy! :D

There was a inflation so the goods were scarce.It also became a boomtown.

The population grew because many people sought their fortunes on the goldfields. Many people migrated from other countries to wherever gold was found.

John Sutter, James W. Marshall and Samuel Brannan

The Mormon Pioneer Trail is a 1,300-mile travelled by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1846 to 1868. The Mormon Trail extends from Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississipi river, passing through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Eastern Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Mormon pioneer movement began in 1846 when, after having been driven once again by mob violence from their settled home, the Saints decided to establish a new home for the church outside the established boundaries of the United States. The trail was used for more than 20 years, until the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.

Among the emigrants were the Mormon handcart pioneers of 1856-1860. Two of the handcart companies, led by James G. Willie and Edward Martin, met disaster on the trail when they departed late and were caught by heavy snowstorms in Wyoming.

Once the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake, some were asked by the Prophet Brigham Young to go settle other places such as Genoa, Nevada; St. George, Utah; Cardston, Alberta, Canada and many other settlements in the territory of Deseret.

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The gold rush started a mass migration to the west, essentially causing the settling of an area largely unsettled by Americans. It also started the land struggle between Mexicans and Americans. With Mexican laws no longer in effect, the Mexican land owners had no proof of land ownership, resulting in the theft of land by many Americans.

The gold rush began at Sutter's Mill in Colima, CA. John Marshall discovered gold in the traces of the mill in 1848. Once the gold was discovered the rush was on. A newspaper headline stated "Eureka, Gold Found". The average pay was about 10.00 a month, but a man could make 50.00 a day if he found gold. Within months over 10,000 a day were coming into the area any way they could. Sutter lost in the gold rush. He lost his fortune , mill, and ended up a broke unhappy man. By 1850 CA became a state on Sept. 9, 1850.

The gold rush wasn't an employer, so people didn't "work for it". People looked for gold. Some did it full time and others did it in their spare time. Many people sold items or services to the miners in the camps to earn a living.

50$ Well it depends on where and when .. in areas OUT of the gold rush area a shovle would cost 2 to 4 dollars. In the gold rush area they could go up to $125 .. it all depends on supply and demand .. HIGH demand + LOW supply ... price goes up! that's economics 101 :)

it was found on the property of john sutter James marshall discovered some on sutters mill on January 24 1848
It bends but doesn't break.