The California Gold Rush In January of 1848, the largest migration in human history began. This migration was the great California Gold Rush. Travelers from all over the world came seeking a quick richness. This event was what formed some major cities in California, and also changed many things in California at the time of the great rush. The big race for gold was started at a small mill, about forty miles up the American River …showed first 75 words of 1405 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1405 total…Gold fields produced 80,000,000 dollars worth of gold, and in 1962, the gold rush was officially ended. Most surfacing gold in California was found and sold. Men and women returned to their families. Some had gotten rich, but no many. Travel back home was much easier. Pioneers shared what they had. Others stayed in California. This produced the bigger cities in the west, and then California became the richest, most populated area on the continent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**