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Ching Chon Brithday
In 1840 april 26th I was born to 2 rice farmers that was my mom and dad. I have 1 other brother. -
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Ching Chongs Life
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The trip to the gold country
Are family has heard that in Amrica there is a gold rush. So my dad being the gambler that he is he wonts to go over to Amrica to the gold rush. So then my parents have dicied to go over to amrica in 1 month. But they did warn me that because I'm only 10 that you cant be wondering and to never talk to strangers. -
Land Ho
So we arrived at Angle Island and as soon as we get off the boat we go straight into the inspection area of angle Island. They chacked my eyes my body. Then after all of the inspections my family and me got toghther then we went for the long journy to all of the gold. -
Gold
So we arrived in the camp in California adn we were amazed at the amount of people that are looking for gold. So we walked around to look at all of the places to set up camp. When we find a good place to put are camp up we set it up. Then the next day we started looking for all of the gold. Trying to find gold is a hard process to find gold. You have to go to the stream and put your bowl in the mud in the stream to get the gold out. -
Is there any gold left?
Its been 5 months that we have looking for gold and are family has been doughting that there is any gold left. But then the moring of the 4th my faimily says if we don't find anything were going back to China. So we go out and after 1 hour of looking my dad faints. I run over to him and see if he is ok. I help him up and then he shows me. The Gold then I faint. Then my dad bring my mom over and then when she sees it she faints. When she get back up we start danceing and singing we are rich. -
What are we going to do with all of this money?
After the good day of finding gold we are coming across the problem what are we going to do with all of the gold that we have found in the stream. So my Mom has a good idea that we should move back to China. So my Dad says that moving back to China is a good idea. Then the next day we end up grabing all of are things and we leave to go back to Angle Island. -
Theives
We are only half way to Angle Island then we see a old wagon that has on it in big red letters run. Then my dad says whats that mean my mom says it might not be safe but my dad said its fine and we keep on going. Then in 1 hour we hear a noise then a shote fires and it hits my dad right in the head. My mom goes over to help him but he died. Then another shote fires and it hits my mom and then she is dead. Then its only me left and i run then i get shote in the back then I'm dead.