49ers Gold Rush Miners
Chaos and disorder were common as were gambling prostitution and violence.
49ers gold rush miners. In 1849 more than 100000 people mostly men traveled to the region. These prospectors were dubbed the 49ers. Get the latest gold rush news photos videos and appearances for the official cheerleaders of the 49ers.
The forty niners are referred to as that because of they were the rush of people that arrived in the year 1849 to find gold. Back in 1849 california was a lawless territory with thieves robbers and other criminals running rampant. These argonauts were in search of their own form of a magic golden fleecewealth free for the taking.
Word about gold had spread quickly through out california the rest of america and eventually reached out to the world news has lured a stampede of people to seek their fortune. Hey did you know there is still a lot of gold to be found today. Thousands of would be gold miners known as 49ers traveled overland across the mountains or by sea sailing to panama or even around cape horn the southernmost point of south america.
Experts say that only 5 of all gold has been found. Im dave mccracken and i founded the new 49ers prospecting association back in 1986 for the purpose of providing the best and the most small scale gold mining opportunities available to you anywhere in america. San francisco 49ers cheerleaders.
Shops saloons brothels and other businesses set up in these towns to serve the 49ers and make money of their own. Many of the 49ers themselves picked an appropriate name from greek mythology. To accommodate the flood of 49ers as these new would be gold miners were called gold mining towns sprung up all over.
History of the california gold rush. Alcohol and weapons. As you can expect this made made it even more difficult for the forty niners to come in and take a shot at gold prospecting.
Thankfully this all changed and a legal system with enforcement was set in place as a result of the gold rush.