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1848 - Gold Struck
Gold was found near Sutter's Mill by James Marshall at California. -
1849 - Population Grew
Because of the gold rush, San francisco's population grew from 1,000 residents to 25,000 residents. -
1849 - Inflation
Because of the gold rush, population grew too fast which caused inflation. -
1849- 49ers Arrived California
49ers started to come to California since January 1, 1849 -
1849- A Government Was Formed
In June of 1849, A Government was formed and there were now rules in the land. -
1850 - Gold Is Running Out
In 1850, the miners started to take all the gold and gold became more rare. -
1850- CA Becomes A State
California became a state in 1850, September 9. -
1851 - Committee Of Vigilance
Committee Of Vigilance was formed to stop the violence of San Francisco and all the other cities in CA. -
1852 - Huge Amount Of Gold Extracted
In 1852, $81,000,0000 was extracted from the California mines. -
1853 - Hydraulic Mining Is Introduced
Miners invented a machine that could dig up the ground faster.
Miners also preferred this way. -
1855 - Gold Rush Ends
Finally! The gold rush is stabilized as in the gold rush has finally come to an end. -
1884- Hydraulic Mining Outlawed
Hydraulic mining was outlawed because it did too much damage to the environment.
