The discovery of silver on the other side of the Sierras in Nevada brought an end to the California gold rush; at its height, about $80 million (some $1.9 billion in 2005 dollars) had been pulled ...

An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at ... A court ruling brought an end to hydraulic mining in 1884, and agriculture took over as the principal force behind ...

If you come across this special coin minted with gold from the California gold rush, you could be looking at a small fortune ...

That is the story of the California Gold Rush. But for almost 200 years ... had been signed over to the U.S. by Mexico with ...

At the far end of the lake, the Tower House Historic ... Kids can learn about ways people would strive to acquire riches during the California Gold Rush, such as providing lodging and supplies ...

California environmentalists, who also fought the first gold rush, continue to raise concerns ... “the feeling of being the end of something, rather than the beginning.” Still, Finkelstein ...

History is at your feet at the Lil Bit of Heaven Ranch in Northern California. While out walking or working on irrigation, the ranch owners have found remnants from the Gold Rush when the property ...

"The post-gold rush era was the most dangerous time in our history to be a California Indian. Most people did not survive it," Lim said. Greed for gold in California was pushed through violent ...