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Category Archives: Noted gold rush people
The start of San Leandro
Another man who, in the fall of 1849, gave gold mining a fair shot and was disappointed with his results was Thomas W. Mulford, a handy and adaptable lad from Long Island. He came to San Francisco and along with … Continue reading
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Tagged Alameda, California gold rush, Contra Costa, San Francisco, San Leandro
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The tragic case of Michael Brennan
But not all miners had the perseverance of Alvinza Hayward. Take the tragic case of Michael Brennan and his mine near Grass Valley. Brennan came to America from Ireland and landed a job with the New York Herald. When news … Continue reading
Alvinza Hayward
Pluck and perseverance were the most notable characteristics of the men who made vast fortunes from gold in California. This was especially true in quartz mining, which required a tremendous amount of time, effort and capital to realize a profit. … Continue reading
The citrus industry in California
Another early Californian who contributed much to the growth of a major state industry was William Wolfskill, a neighbor and contemporary of Jean Louis Vignes. But while Vignes devoted himself to wine making Wolfskill specialized in oranges and other orchard … Continue reading
The start of California wineries
In the years before California became a part of the United States there were many important men who already exerted a large influence over the events to come. Among the most widely known were John Marsh, Thomas Larkin, John Sutter, … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Los Angeles, wine, wineries
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Rich mines of the Rancho las Mariposas
In 1863 John Fremont sold the Rancho las Mariposas and all the mine holdings to Morris Ketchum, a New York Banker who formed the Mariposa Mining Corporation. The company was so poorly managed that by 1865 it was bankrupt and … Continue reading
Fights over gold bankrupt Fremont
When the new American government of California ordered a survey of the Rancho las Mariposas, John Fremont managed to swing the boundaries of the rancho around so as to encompass, and thus secure title to, some of the richest gold bearing … Continue reading
The Merced River
Flowing down from beautiful Yosemite Valley the Merced River skirts by the Rancho las Mariposas, a former Mexican land grant once owned by the famous explorer and leader of the California Battalion in the War with Mexico, John C. Fremont. … Continue reading
Angels Camp and Murphys
Ten miles southeast of San Andreas and three or four miles from Carson Hill sat Angels Camp, named for Henry and George Angel who had accompanied James Carson south from Weber Creek. A lot of placer gold was found in Angels … Continue reading
The character of early miners
There were a huge number of mining camps in the area commonly known as the Northern Mines, generally regarded as the region where rivers like the American, Yuba and Feather emptied into the Sacramento River and also sometimes including the … Continue reading
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Tagged California gold rush, gold rush
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