The Gold Rush of 1849 led to the transformation and conversion of California from a calm, sleepy society to a violent, unruly and wild society. The Gold Rush in California started in 1848 after the discovery of gold in California. Reportedly 300,000 people rushed to California for gold seeking. The gold attracted people from Latin America, Australia, Asia and Europe. Some of the gold seekers had to endure hardships to get to California, but they did not seem to mind. Initially, it was easy to acquire gold as it was easy. Gold nuggets and gold could be picked and collected from the ground. Later panning was used to recover the gold from the river beds and streams. It later became essential to use more developed and sophisticated methods to
