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The best time seems to be about fifteen miles for a loaded wagon. However this was seldom achieved as such distanced required agreeable land surface and good weather. Wagon trains have been recorded as covering only from one to three miles and five miles was good if the land was rough and the weather inclimate.

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How did people get to the goldfields?

There were several ways they arrived in CA. One way was through wagon trains. There is one account about a traffic jam of wagons coming into the state of 10,000 wagons. That is hard to imagine, but it must have been wagon after wagon. Another way was by ship. They would take a ship into San Francisco bay and then go up the Sacramento River to Sacramento. Many times the ship was scuttled where it sat because the crew also decided to look for gold. Today, sometimes, one of these ships is found when a new building is built and they have to change the foundation of the old building. Trains also came into the state by the time the gold rush happened so they could go by train. Finally, they could ride in by horse.


When did the the klondike gold rush end?

The Klondike Gold Rush started in 1897 and ended in 1898 Klondike is a region of the Yukon Territory in Northwest Canada, just east of the Alaskan border. On 16 August 1896, rich gold deposits were found in Bonanza (Rabbit) Creek, a tributary of the Klondike River. This sparked the Klondike goldrush of 1897-98. News of the discovery reached the United States in July, 1897, and within a month thousands of people were leaving their homes and jobs and pouring into the north.


What made the largest single migration in history?

The California Gold Rush of 1848-1849


How did the rush to find gold and silver spark the creation of new communities in the west?

Many people wanted to strike riches of gold and silver.


What did Nicolas Baudin discover?

gold and he was apart of the gold rush he was born on the 12th of jan 1803 and died at 15th of feb 1852 (aged 49)

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How did the settlers get to California during the gold rush?

Miners would often travel to California in the 1800's by horse or wagon. It could take up to a year for them to travel that far.


What Materials used to cover the wagon during the gold rush?

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Where did the people in the gold rush come from?

Everywhere. They came any way they could on foot, by wagon, by ship. When the gold rush started the rush of people started. That's why CA became a state in 2 years.


Where did the people come from in the gold rush?

Everywhere. They came any way they could on foot, by wagon, by ship. When the gold rush started the rush of people started. That's why CA became a state in 2 years.


How did people from the eastern part of the US tavel to California during the Gold Rush?

It did not get to California, it was taken out ofCalifornia during the gold rush. The gold came from the rocks and was deposited in the river sand during the Ice age melting.


What were some trasportation that was used in the gold rush?

The Railroad and the Horse...that's it.


How did the gold from the gold rush get to California?

The gold was always there in the earth and streams. The people got their by ship, by wagon train, or by horseback. pluse they always suck on a stick like a dick


What has the author Edward Spurr written?

Edward Spurr has written: 'Through the Yukon gold diggings' -- subject(s): Description and travel, Gold discoveries, Klondike gold rush, Klondike gold rush.


What happened during the California Gold Rush.?

In 1848, gold was found in California. by 1849, the news of this gold discovery sent many people from the East to travel to California to seek their fortunes in gold mining. The Gold Rush helped to populate California.


What were the methods of travel to the gold rush?

They could travel by land or sea across Panama or around Cape Horn


How did they get from Sydney to Bathurst in the gold rush example by foot horse etc?

Common transportation to the goldfields included * walking * horseback * horse and dray * horse and coach


What American gold rush was before the Victorian gold rush?

The Californian gold rush!