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Jobs in a Mining Town
Striking it Rich
Gold
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100
The Panama Canal
What is the fastest route to San Francisco?
100
Selling supplies
What is some other ways than panning for gold to earn money in a mining town?
100
Between $5 and $30
What is the average amount of gold (in dollars) that a miner would earn a day?
100
24 karats
What is the amount of pure gold in karats?
100
195 lbs.
What is the weight of the heaviest nugget found?
200
A wagon train
What was it called when people traveling to San Francisco by wagon formed a group?
200
One dollar
What is the price of a pinch of gold dust?
200
A and U
What are the two letters that stand for gold in the periodic table?
200
The size of two jellybeans
About how big is an ounce of gold?
300
Your shoes wore out fast, your feet were sore, and you could get bitten by snakes
What are some of the disadvantages of traveling by foot?
300
She danced and sang for the miners
How did a lady earn $4,000,000 in a mining town before she died?
300
By selling fake medicine and gold-finding gadgets.
How did dishonest merchants become rich?
300
An alloy
What is the blend of gold and a metal called?
300
James Marshall
Who struck gold first?
400
48,000
What is the amount of people who traveled to California by land?
400
A butcher shop
What is the business that Philip Armour had?
400
The people who sold supplies
Who were some of the richest people in a mining town?
400
It is scarce and can't rust or corrode
What are the two main reasons that gold is valuable?
400
At first it was kept a secret, and then only spread by mouth
What is the reason it took so long for news of gold to spread?
500
Cholera, malaria, and yellow fever
What are some of the diseases that you could get while traveling?
500
John Bidwell,
What is the name of one of the most successful people in the Gold Rush(from gold)?
500
By starting an inn
How did Luzena Wilson become rich?
500
True
Is gold pure? (true or false)
500
When you drink water polluted by bacteria
What causes Cholera?