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The gold found in the Dakotas was in the Black Hills, an area sacred to the Lakota,Cheyenne, and Kiowa. Previous treaties, such as Ft. Laramie in 1868, guaranteed theBlack Hills to the natives against encroachments by the whites. The incursion by the U.S. Army, who did the initial survey that started the rush to the area, was an unofficial violation of those treaties. They were supposed to be surveying a route for a rail line, the men started prospecting on their own time, found some gold, and word leaked out. Oddly coincidental, there was a major recession going on at the time, and suddenly, there's a new gold strike in the west.
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What is related to the Battle of the Little Bighorn?
discovery of gold in South Dakota
Is discovery of gold in South Dakota related to Battle of the Little Bighorn?
no it was not
How much gold in an 1881 10 gold coin?
The Actual Gold Weight (AGW) is .48375oz of pure gold, a little less than a 1/2 ounce.
What state was gold found in?
The best place to look for gold is where it has already been found. Most gold locations are very well known and the locations can be found in numerous books and on the Internet. Central California is well known as the central gold belt. Northern California as the northern gold belt, etc. Colorado has had significant amounts of gold found as has South Dakota and Georgia. Again, the best place to look for gold is where it has historically occurred. You can also look on history.com. The reason why you should go on that sight is so you can learn about golds history.
What did Pioneers find when they got west?
The pioneers found that it was just open land and that it would be good for farming, and for starting a new life/villiage in the west.They also found little gold.
