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Sutters Mill is built in Coloma | ||
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Gold Discoverd at Sutter's Mill | Sutter's MillJohn Marshall discovers gold in the sawmill during it's construction. | |
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John Marshall reports the finding to John Sutter. | Marshall rides to John Sutter's fort and tells him he has found gold. | |
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John Sutter visits the discovery site himself. | After viewing where the gold was found, John Sutter asks the mill workers to keep the discovery a secret. | |
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The Treaty of Guadalupe Hildalgo. | For more information...California is purchased by the U.S from Mexico for $15 million. | |
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Sutter's Mill is completed. | After completion the mill is tested and ready to operate. | |
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Gold is discovered by Mormons! | Mormons find gold on the South fork of the American River, the same day Sutter's Mill was completed. | |
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The Californian prints the first story about the discovery of gold. | The Californian was a newspaper based out of San Francisco. | |
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The news of the discovery of gold becomes widespread. | A publisher of the newspaper California Star brings gold into the streets of San Francisco and the story is published. 2,000 copies reach as far as Missouri. | |
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President James K. Polk verifies the discovery of gold in California | For more information on James K. Polk | |
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Sutter's Mill sells lots near the river to prospectors. | ||
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The Steamship Oregon arrives in San Francisco. | The Oregon was from the Pacific Mail Steamship Co and it carried passengers and the first mail to California. | |
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The first wagon train departs from Missouri and Iowa. | The wagon trained destined to California was estimated at 20,000 passengers. | |
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Two gold nuggets found in the north fork of the American River. | The nuggets were reported in The Placer Times as 40 oz and 25 lbs! | |
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A small goldrush occurs on the streets of Sacremento. | Gold flakes are discovered on J street in Sacremento but the town is destroyed by a 10 day flood. | |
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California passes a foreign miner's tax. | Miners have to pay $20 a month for a gold mining licence fee. | |
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California is admitted as a slave-free state. | populationPopulation of California at this time was 90,000 | |
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The California Gold Rush |
