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This book is the chronological history of the gold rush and gold discoveries from 1848 through 1860, as viewed and reported by the newspapers and miners, on what was called the Southern Mines area of California's Mother Lode Gold Belt.
This book is the chronological history of the gold rush and gold discoveries from 1848 through 1860, as viewed and reported by the newspapers and miners, on what was called the Southern Mines area of California's Mother Lode Gold Belt.
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The discovery of gold, which started the gold rush to California, is reported to have happened on January 24, 1848 by James W. Marshall on the South Fork of the American River, while checking a mill race that was being dug for the new saw mill he was building for John A. Sutter. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Joaquin Republican, Daily Union, Calaveras Chronicle, Mokelumne Hill, Tuolumne County, San Francisco, San Andreas, Sonora Herald, Columbia Gazette, Gold Hill, Mokelumne River, Placer Herald, Yankee Hill, Campo Seco, Frazer River, Oak Flat, Sierra Nevada, Tuolumne River, Union Democrat, Angel's Camp, Carson's Creek, Mariposa County, Indian Gulch, Mariposa Gazette, Merced River New!
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The discovery of gold, which started the gold rush to California, is reported to have happened on January 24, 1848 by James W. Marshall on the South Fork of the American River, while checking a mill race that was being dug for the new saw mill he was building for John A. Sutter. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
San Joaquin Republican, Daily Union, Calaveras Chronicle, Mokelumne Hill, Tuolumne County, San Francisco, San Andreas, Sonora Herald, Columbia Gazette, Gold Hill, Mokelumne River, Placer Herald, Yankee Hill, Campo Seco, Frazer River, Oak Flat, Sierra Nevada, Tuolumne River, Union Democrat, Angel's Camp, Carson's Creek, Mariposa County, Indian Gulch, Mariposa Gazette, Merced River New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Fort Washington (MD) (Images of America) by Nathania Branch-Miles on page 62, and page 129
- San Antonio (Gousha Fastmap) by H.M. Gousha Co. on page 42, and page 184
- Rivers of Gold: The Rise of the Spanish Empire 1490-1522 by Hugh Thomas in Back Matter
- History of California by Hubert H. Bancroft in Back Matter
- California Gold by Rodman W. Paul in Back Matter
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