https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k The California Gold Rush ~ Rush for Gold en-us 2017-03-16 18:32:04 UTC 2026-03-05 16:20:26 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ring.png 403688 https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160639153 2017-03-16 18:55:33 UTC https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160639153 403688 https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160874025 The Builder sent from Sutter's mill spotted gold in the canal leading into the Mill earlier this week. The news has spread rapidly and the newfound Gold is being mined as this is being published. Throughout the area gold has also been found flowing from the Sierra Nevada Mountains. During an interview with the man himself, he said "when I found the gold, I didn't even think that all these miners would show up and mine the gold for selfishness, I have noticed even in the past few hours more and more people are fighting over the metal" -James Marshall ]]> 2017-03-17 18:31:17 UTC https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160874025 403688 https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160876376 Colonel R. B. Mason,
the military governor of California, estimated that the region held enough gold to “pay the cost of the present war with Mexico a hundred times over.” He sent this news to Washington with a box of gold dust as proof.]]> 2017-03-17 18:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160876376 403688 https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160877211 Many people are moving towards new towns and small groups of people to get closer to this scarce and beautiful metal. Also, people are moving to the gold filled state for new lands and new oppprtunities]]> 2017-03-17 18:48:02 UTC https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160877211 403688 https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160878556 1. Sail 18,000 miles around South America and up the Pacific coast suffering from storms, seasickness, and spoiled food.
2. Sail to the narrow Isthmus of Panama, cross overland (and risk catching a deadly tropical disease), and then sail to California.
3. Travel the trails across North America braving rivers, prairies, mountains, and
all the hardships of the trail. Want gold? want riches?  Many people are making the big move, you should too! ]]> 2017-03-17 18:55:15 UTC https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160878556 403688 https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160929076 2017-03-18 13:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160929076 403688 https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160930971 2017-03-18 13:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160930971 403688 https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160931008 2017-03-18 13:35:47 UTC https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160931008 403688 https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160931047 2017-03-18 13:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160931047 403688 https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160931227 2017-03-18 13:41:19 UTC https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160931227 403688 https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160931281 2017-03-18 13:42:35 UTC https://padlet.com/403688/9bdqb7i9mx6k/wish/160931281