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Gold is first found in California!
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The California Gold Rush
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Polk mentions reports of gold in his inaugural address.
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Sutter`s Mill sells lots near the river to miners.
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Two gold nuggets as heavy as 25 lbs. were found in the American River.
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California passes a law that makes miners buy a gold mining license for $20.
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The recorded population of California is 90,000.
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California becomes an official state of the United States of America.
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The miners tax is repealed because of miner protest.
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The current population of California hits over 250,000.
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The mining gold law fee is brought back but decreases from $25 to $3.
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The miners tax is raised to $6.
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Hydraulic mining is used to loosen the sediment where gold might be, the excess water destroying farmland.