The Gold Rush
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Gold is a precious metal that people sometimes will go crazy over.
When there is a case in which there is a great amount of gold even the most
responsible people might just leave their homes, and business.They will
run and crawl just to put their fingertips in the all mighty rock.
In 1839 ....
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.... There would be
a GOLD RUSH.
After a great amount of success Sutter wanted more. He was soon
due to get much more. In 1848 Sutter decided to increase his wealth with a
saw mill. On January, 24,1848, during construction of the mill, one of
Sutter's carpenters, James Marshall, saw something glistening. He picked
it up,examined it, and picked up a few more. He was sure he had found gold.
James Marshall took a 40 mile journey to Sacramento where Sutter
was dwelling, and told him ....
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