These two passages,“ There’s Still Gold in Those Hills” and “Letter From a Gold Miner” help the reader understand the history and process of Gold mining in the United States. Both passages give detailed information. They give specific instructions.They also give interesting background about Gold mining. These passages also give detail for different points of views. In the passage,“There’s Still Gold in Those Hills” it explains how gold mining works and the step to gold mine. For example the quote “ a gold seeker looks for streams”. The reader can infer that water is an important factor in gold mining. So this shows that the streams may contain dirt, and that dirt might contain gold. Another example is the quote “a gold seeker digs
