Within a year tens of thousands of people known as 49ers were traveling to the land around John sayers mill in hopes of striking it rich. Some failed some were successful but nearly all prospectors got injured and were unsuccessful. California was not the first gold rush. The first gold rush was discovered fifty years before the California gold rush was found. The first american gold rush got under way after a 17 pound gold nugget was found in cabarrus county, North Carolina.
Many towns were samm until the gold rush got everybody's attention. Towns got bigger because many people were moving in two the towns when they heard their was gold around that town. Also, because everybody need somewhere to stay and everybody needed equipment. Many
Many towns were samm until the gold rush got everybody's attention. Towns got bigger because many people were moving in two the towns when they heard their was gold around that town. Also, because everybody need somewhere to stay and everybody needed equipment. Many