The California Gold Rush
The California Gold Rush from 1848-1853
Another very good video on the history of the California gold rush. The best looking California gold is known as Crystalline Gold. Click this link to view California Crystalline Gold.
California Gold Rush 1848
California Gold Rush 1848
By 1850, most of the easily accessible gold had been collected, and attention turned to extracting gold from more difficult locations. Faced with gold increasingly difficult to retrieve, Americans began to drive out foreigners to get at the most accessible gold that remained. The new California State Legislature passed a foreign miners tax of twenty dollars per month.
View natural California gold nuggets and see what was at the heart of the California gold rush.
Califormia Gold Nugget
Califormia Gold Nugget Found
With the price of gold over $1600 an ounce, many believe a new California gold rush has begun. Does anyone really believe the gold miners of 1849 found all the gold there was? With modern technology and equipment it’s easier to discover gold and to recover gold at a cost that makes it profitable to do so.
Silver vein
1849 California Gold Rush
California Gold Rush History
With today’s high gold price, many believe another California gold rush has started.
