The Horrific Reality of The 1849 Gold Rush 

In Two Years Before the Mast, the author tells of landing in San Fransisco when it had only 1 large wood hut full of cow hides and lots of stray dogs. The year was 1834. 15 years later, the gold rush had San Fransisco in the Hundred Thousand people range. Amazing

I live about 30 minutes drive from Sutter's Mill. It is a beautiful, magical place. Of course with a harrowing history.

Another important thing that should’ve been mentioned was the state sponsored genocide that occurred in California during the gold rush where the California government funded death squads of settlers that went around killing natives. Entire villages of hundreds were massacred and virtually all of the natives of California were wiped out from disease, murdered or enslaved.

If you found gold you should keep it quiet and dig the gold for yourself.

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Unfortunately the gold rush was a death sentence for tribes like my own, the Maidu of Northern California. A little known fact of the states history was the government enforced death march of my tribe and surrounding tribes to Sacramento. It was similar to the Trial of Tears.

I would love if you did more content on the spanish in california and the natives.

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My great grandfather came by WHALEBOAT, IN 1849, But, he was smart enough to stay out of the gold fields and bought a farm in consol, Calif. From the AZORES.

The novel 'In the Distance' by Hernan Diaz is a very interesting read and details some of what the experience mining for gold was like

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Well done! More, please...

What are the chances of getting more history involving the Indians culture in America? You have a spectacular channel, so keep up the great work! Thanks

Or for 90's Cowboys fans the 69ers as the road to the Superbowls went.

Wow!! I thought the 49ers were just a football team!

The mad rush for riches in gold, gems or oil is human nature. In the 1890's there was a gold rush to Alaska. People have always been willing to risk it all for quick wealth.

The Golden State remains so to this day......

Well worth listening to!

Great episod.

Interesting time in California, it was mentioned of how's hard it was during that time frame, Just a couple added points to the story that within less than 15 years, we were in a Civil War, but that being not bad enought the West Coast was hit by a 500 to 1000 year.... storm and flood. It was estimated that over 1% of (California) population drowned in 1862. In today population that would be 390,000. Destruction of property would be around 4 billion in today dollars. It's was a horrible time to be a minner,

The claim that James Marshall discovered the first of California's gold belies the memoirs of his daughter Eliza who states her husband James Gregson actually discovered gold on the American River. Gregson was known far and wide as the "red headed blacksmith." When Marshall informed Gregson the gold he found belonged to Sutter because they were working for him at the time, Gregson quit and stated he walked up and down the river bank filling a few mason jars with nuggets "as large as his thumb" in short order. Other pioneers found gold prior to 1848 as they crossed the Sierras but kept quiet about it. The Spaniards also had a mine in the early 1800's but it was not a major producer. James Marshall's big ego and loud mouth spoiled it for many early pioneers.

One wonders, anymore gold left out there?

whats even crazier than that is the fact that america has the most productive workforce in history, yet lives the worst quality of life of any major country and watches the least productive workforce in history(europe) somehow enjoy the highest quality of life that seems to never stop improving despite having no legitimate way of showing how they are earning all that stuff. and almost no one is willing to point that out. like deep down they understand that america is functionally a resource colony for europe, but their egos wont allow them to admit that they are tools of a monarchs wealth conquest, and instead are just individuals trying to obtain their own wealth lmao.

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The treaty?? Or the final stealing of Mexican land??