The Californian Gold Rush of 1849. Many of the 'Forty niners' crossed the United States from the east to the Gold fields of California in 'Conestoga' wagons, broad wheeled vehicles with canvas ...

What problems did Forty Niners face in the California Gold Rush? In diaries and letters, the 49ers detailed the challenges, hardships, struggles, ... More than 40,000 Argonauts arrived by sea in San ...

More than 150 years after the gold rush first ... 14,000 to nearly 100,000 by the end of 1849 and more than 250,000 by 1852. These settlers were dubbed “forty-niners” after the ...

And this "Gold Rush 2.0," as some are calling it, ... His discovery led to an influx of around 300,000 settlers flocking to the state—named the "Forty-Niners" after the year 1849, ...

Some of the “forty-niners” got rich — from gold, ... during the Gold Rush. At Grass Valley Pasty, (pronounced ... The story goes that this Gold Country town lacked a police force in 1849, ...

More than 150 years after the gold rush first ... 14,000 to nearly 100,000 by the end of 1849 and more than 250,000 by 1852. These settlers were dubbed “forty-niners” after the ...

Hearty sourdough starter fueled the gold-rush pioneers of 1849; its flavor is still tasted today. San Francisco's signature taste is the tang of its sourdough bread.