Woman in Gold Rush
Marleh Lehmann
Fact one.
Gold was discovered January 24, 1848 by James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma.
Womans picture
This picture was taken in the time of the Gold Rush and it was around 1850.
Family
This is a picture where the girl from the Gold Rush got together and had to do work like make clothes etc...
Clothes
This is a more detailed picture of the description above. She is using the sowing wheel to make clothes.
Fact two.
The Start of the California Gold Rush (1849)
Event Information
Woman in Gold Rush
This is the day the gold rush began. The time period was from 1848-1855
When?
Monday, Jan 24, 1848, 05:00 PM
Where?
California, United States
Fact three.
At one point, eggs (if any) were $3.00 each; whiskey was $16.00 a bottle, pills were $10.00 each without advice, $100 with.
Fact four.
Hundreds of movies and television features about the Old West and the Gold Rush have been made in Tuolumne County, featuring the Railtown trains and the Sierra Railroad.
Fact five.
The deepest mines on the continent, the Kennedy and Argonaut mines at Jackson, produced more than half of the gold mined in the Mother Lode. Mining ceased there in 1958.