Some people say it was E.D. Peirce but it was Wilbur Bassett
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1874 - General Armstrong Custer took an expedition into the Black Hills and it was these men found the first signs of gold.
they found gold in California 1849
the older people who were involved in the gold rush sadly passed away and the gold they had were to be found by relitives or friends. they died!
In 1849 gold was discovered in the traces of the John Sutter sawmill in Columa California. This resulted in the gold rush and in 1850 California became a state. Gold was also found in the BlackHills of Dakota in the 1800's and there was a gold rush onto Native Americans lands. The Yukon had a massive gold rush in the late 1800's, but the conditions there were brutal because of the cold and weather.
the purpose of the gold rush was for people to get more money. back then it hard was to get alot of money.when James marshall foud gold he didnt believe it.so he took it down to john sutter.after thhey were sure it was gold the wanted to keep it a secret,but one of the workers found gold and told every one. +_++ God Rushes occurred when some prospector found a fair amount of gold, usually in remote and harsh lands! Most who followed him lived in great hardship and made little if any money from their ventures.