They move at different speeds and in different states, so in a certain area of the river bed, a belt rich in gold sands can be formed, which is the gold mining field that people are eager to find. People set up gold panning equipment here, dug river sand into the gold panning bucket, and then pumped the river water to wash away the sand in the bucket. A lot of sand was taken away by the water, leaving only golden gold in the bucket.
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Historical background of the gold rush:
1848, people who went to California discovered a gold mine here, which immediately caused a sensation in the world and quickly formed an unprecedented gold rush. During the gold rush, due to the rapid population growth, the supply of necessities such as food, clothing, housing and transportation was suddenly tight, especially the development of service industry could not meet the social needs, which led to soaring prices.
In San Francisco, a piece of bread worth only four to five cents in the eastern United States costs fifty to seventy-five cents. Laundry charges $20 for washing a dozen clothes, which makes some workers in California simply transport clothes to Hawaii for washing. The price of a piece of land that used to cost only 15 dollars rose to 8000 dollars. Many stores directly ask customers to pay for the goods with Jinsha.
Since 1854, the gold rush in California has shown a cooling trend, and the output value of gold has dropped to 60 million dollars, and then to 55 million dollars in the following year. But the whole gold mining industry began to develop in depth and breadth, covering the whole western region. Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico and other places have discovered and established large and small gold mining areas, which made the new gold mining climax rise again around 1859 and lasted until the end of 1970s.
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