The Gold Rush

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    In 1858 Gold was discovered in the Peaks Pikes region of what would later be known as the Colorado territory. As word of the precious metals discovery spread, tens of thousands of hopeful gold hunters flooded into the once sparsely populated region, intent of making the fortune in the endless hills and plains of Colorado. Particularly overnight leading to the foundation of dozens of small towns to house them and hundreds of business to provide to their needs both for recreation and supply.…

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    to the book The Carolina Gold Rush by Bruce Roberts. This contained an interesting nugget of information. In the mid 1800’s when the gold rush was active in Charlotte. Charlotte became the location for a US mint and began mining gold coins in 1836. Charlotte had its own mint mark of “c” on the coins produced. It was convenient to mint in Charlotte due to its location to the gold being mined nearby. The mint produced $1, $2.5, $5, and a quarter eagle coin. “The last gold coins made in Charlotte…

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    Social and Environmental Impacts of the Gold Commodity Chain Gold’s unique qualities make it one of the most sought-after commodities in the world. Even in antiquity, gold was praised for its luster, shine, and beauty and was cast into jewelry and was widely regarded as a luxury item. Its inherent scarcity gave gold value and it became a symbol of status and wealth because those who could afford to frivolously spend on jewelry were well-off. In some societies, it even became a currency, shaped…

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    Australian Coin History

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    The Royal Australian Mint Coins, look in your pockets, in your wallet. Do you know where they came from how they were made. Well the answer to that lies at the mint within the walls under the roof. There are many assets of the mint but first the history of the mint and Australian coins. 1800 First came the proclamation coins caused by Governor King fixing the price of all foreign coins brought into Australia. 1813 40,000 round holes where punched out of Spanish dollars order by Governor…

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    When, I kept falling in a hole in Far cry primal. By:Jayson Garcia Have you ever fell in a hole in a game at all, well I have too many times in far cry primal.[I fell about 10 or 11 times in far cry primal].[Far cry primal is a game I play in my basement all the time].It was a wonderful day outside and I was in my basement.I was at the end of the game and I had to destroy ull the bad guy and Batiri in this game although that’s when I fell in the hole and I was not happy at all and again and…

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    and are guaranteed a percentage of food from the farm, and miners are offered a similar bounty of housing, food, and are given a certain amount of precious metals as well. Food and precious items flow into the economy through trades, a few ounces of gold for a plot of land, or food to last your family a…

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    Alchemist Essay

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    Due to today’s media which has sensationalized and embellished the more magical aspects of alchemy, the layman may imagine dark spirits and flasks overflowing with noxious chemicals. The layman may also think of alchemy as a trial and error process, in which the aspiring alchemist fumbles blindly towards his next success or failure. This is far from the truth. The infancy of alchemy is located in a Greece influenced Egypt ("Alchemists, Ancient and Modern."). Ancient Egypt, Alexandria, had…

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    Even though Midas was a very wealthy king he still wasn’t satisfied with the riches he had, so he asked to have a golden touch, turning everything into gold, literally food and everything he touched, which he soon realized he couldn’t even eat anything without it turning to gold. Loy states, “today this simple yet profound story is even more relevant than it was an ancient Greece”(Loy 26). To bring his point across, I agree with Loy, because today no matter how…

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    Moon Shadow In China

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    Golden Mountain( San Francisco). When he gets to San Francisco Moon Shadow, his father Windrider, his uncle's, Hand Clap, And Bright Star start a company. The company is a group of people that mine in the California streams for gold. They make a trip to a mountain to get gold with Hand Clap as their guide. They also meet their cousin Lefty. They aren’t allowed to talk to the people of the middle kingdom. Also, the demons…

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    They both wanted those cherries, but they knew that the man would not just give them the cherries. So they came up with a plan to trick the man into giving them the cherries. They took pieces of wood, carved them to look like coins and painted them gold. Badger and Otter approached the man and ask for the basket of cherries for the coins. The man was hesitant at first, but some money is better than none. The man gave Badger the basket of cherries in exchange for the coins. Badger and Otter ran…

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