Mining
This type of mining was used at the beginning of the gold rush, usually to test a new site for gold.
panning
Miners had to create their own ___________.
Laws
Justice in the camps was quick and rough. Trials were ___________ and punishments were handed out _____________________.
short, immediately (right away)
Miners were not white-skinned and English-Speaking were frequently __________________and NOT protected by camp justice.
mistreated
This popular mining device was sometimes called a rocker?
a cradle
1. to create laws
2.______________
to enforce laws
The punishment for capital crimes (like murder or grand theft)
Hanging
This group of people saw their beautiful landscape destroyed, their streams polluted, and wildlife scared away.
Native Americans
This mining device involved a wooden trough 12-25 feet long and open at both ends
the long tom
Who would be selected to hear the miner’s case and render a decision? ____________ and ____________ (need both parts of the answer)
Judge and jury.
The punishment for lesser offenses (like petty theft)
______________ and ___________________
The miners who came from Mexico and South America were called ____________________
Chilenos
In this type of mining, miners sunk shafts as deep as 150 feet into the ground until they hit bedrock .
coyote mining
The most important laws to the miners were those that governed the
staking of a mining claim
Eventually legal systems replaced the miners’ version of camp justice. ________ and _______ were hired, and jails were built
Sheriffs and Judges
Chinese miners received the worst treatment of any non-white group. They could mine only __________________________________
where the whites had already mined
or where no one else wanted to mine
In this type of mining, high-powered hoses that shot powerful streams of water agains the sides of a mountain were used.
hydraulic mining
Usually a miner could claim 100 square feet at the richer sites and as much as ___________________ at the poorer sites
10,000 square feet
The miners’ brand of justice was generally fair and reasonable for those in mining camps, although there were exceptions for ______________________
people not from the US (or easter US)
This group of people were frequently chased off their claims and had few legal rights. They could not testify against a white man in court. Some worked to buy their freedom.