what has happened to the American spirit?
In the old days you had the 49ers.
Now you have the 99ers?
"The California Gold Rush (1848ââ¬â1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall (one of the lucky men who survived the journey) at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California.[1] News of the discovery brought some 300,000 people rushing to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.[2] Of the 300,000, approximately 150,000 arrived by sea while the others traveled overland.
The early gold-seekers, called "Forty-niners" (as a reference to 1849) traveled to California by sailing boat and in covered wagons across the continent, often facing substantial hardships on the trip. While most of the newly arrived were Americans, the Gold Rush attracted tens of thousands from Latin America, Europe, Australia, and China. At first, the prospectors retrieved the gold from streams and riverbeds using simple techniques, such as panning. More sophisticated methods of gold recovery developed which were later adopted around the world. At its peak, technological advances reached a point where significant financing was required, increasing the proportion of corporate to individual miners. Gold worth billions of today's dollars was recovered, which led to great wealth for a few. However, many returned home with little more than they had started with.
The effects of the Gold Rush were substantial. San Francisco grew from a small settlement to a boomtown, and roads, churches, schools and other towns were built throughout California. After a period of rule by the U.S. Army, settlers wrote a constitution and California became a state in 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850.
New methods of transportation developed as steamships came into regular service and railroads were built. Agriculture and ranching expanded throughout the state to meet the needs of the settlers."
In the old days you had the 49ers.
Now you have the 99ers?
"The California Gold Rush (1848ââ¬â1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall (one of the lucky men who survived the journey) at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California.[1] News of the discovery brought some 300,000 people rushing to California from the rest of the United States and abroad.[2] Of the 300,000, approximately 150,000 arrived by sea while the others traveled overland.
The early gold-seekers, called "Forty-niners" (as a reference to 1849) traveled to California by sailing boat and in covered wagons across the continent, often facing substantial hardships on the trip. While most of the newly arrived were Americans, the Gold Rush attracted tens of thousands from Latin America, Europe, Australia, and China. At first, the prospectors retrieved the gold from streams and riverbeds using simple techniques, such as panning. More sophisticated methods of gold recovery developed which were later adopted around the world. At its peak, technological advances reached a point where significant financing was required, increasing the proportion of corporate to individual miners. Gold worth billions of today's dollars was recovered, which led to great wealth for a few. However, many returned home with little more than they had started with.
The effects of the Gold Rush were substantial. San Francisco grew from a small settlement to a boomtown, and roads, churches, schools and other towns were built throughout California. After a period of rule by the U.S. Army, settlers wrote a constitution and California became a state in 1850 as part of the Compromise of 1850.
New methods of transportation developed as steamships came into regular service and railroads were built. Agriculture and ranching expanded throughout the state to meet the needs of the settlers."