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Anger spreads over the shooting of King
While the organization of the Committee of Vigilance was underway, word spread throughout California about the shooting of James King of William, and in many places created an excitement that rivaled that of San Francisco. On Thursday evening a meeting … Continue reading
Refinement in the gold mines
The California gold rush attracted men of all stripes from all across the world, the poor man and the rich, the uneducated as well as the scholar, the simple farm hand and the man of taste and refinement. Yet, in … Continue reading
Honesty in the early gold rush
For some time after the initial discovery of gold in California, and while the supply of gold appeared inexhaustible, everyone was honest. This seeming unique situation was not just because there were few bad characters as yet in the mines, … Continue reading
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Tagged California gold rush, Downieville, gold rush, Marysville, San Francisco, Stanislaus
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Mail delivery in the gold rush
When gold was found in California in January 1848 only scattered Indian villages and a few trappers populated the area soon to become gold country. There were no roads, no towns, and no signs of civilization save the occasional land … Continue reading
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Tagged California gold rush, express, gold rush, Mail, Marysville, Placerville, Sacramento, San Francisco, Stockton
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Two notable gold rush black men
James Beckwourth joined the Rocky Mountain Fur Company in 1826 and spent years as a trapper and mountain man. He lived with Crow Indians, took a Crow wife, and rose to be an important chief. In 1844 James was trading … Continue reading
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Tagged California gold rush, Donner Pass, gold rush, Mariposa, Marysville, Pyramid, Pyramid Lake, Sacramento
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