The news about the Gold Rush spread from California to Europe to even China.

by Jake

Cassilis Mine - Australia
circa 1900

Part #1 Gold at Sutter’s Mill

It started at Sutter’s Mill on January 24, 1848. John Sutter wanted to keep a secret about the gold he found with James Marshall, but James Marshall let the secret out. The gold was on his eye. Marshall let the news out, "Boys, by God, I believe I've found a gold mine." Then miners raced to find the gold. The news spread from California to Europe to even China. Some people on the Oregon Trail went to California to look for the gold.

Part #2 Klondike, Alaska

The Gold Rush in Klondike started in the July of 1897. Thousands of miners went to Klondike, 30,000 miners were able to get to Klondike. Most miners had no idea where they were going so pamphlets were really handy. The miners in groups were called "stampedes." So, many settled in Seattle, Washington when they found gold.

Part #3 Nevada’s Turn

In Nevada there were a ton of rivers in Nevada at the time of the Gold Rush. Lots of gold was found in places like Grass Valley and Nevada City. The gold in Nevada was found in Virginia City, Nevada. In Sierra Nevada was where the mother-lode was. Jarbidge was one of the last boomtowns of the gold rush. Jarbidge is in Nevada too.

Part #4 Australia Way Did Have One

An Australian folktale told about the diggers at the gold rush.
The night too quickly passes
And we are growing old,
So let us fill our glasses
And toast the Days of Gold;
When finds of wondrous treasure
Set all the South ablaze,
And you and I were faithful mates
All through the roaring days.
Henry Lawson, The Roaring Days, 1889

Was a piece of a book from the gold rush age. Ophir was home to more than 1000 prospectors just four months after Hargraves discovery. Edward Hargraves was who found gold "way down under."

Part #5 Conclusion

So now you know about the gold rush. This passage may have told you a little about the marvelous gold rushes there were; the California one, the Nevada one, the Alaska one, and the other ones. The gold rushes are wonderful. So were the people there.

The End

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