Searching for Gold

Searching for Gold Searching for Gold Introduction What is gold's true worth? You could ask John Sutter. He moved to California in 1839, his mind set on building a huge farming enterprise. Sutter constructed a fort, collected 12,000 head of cattle, and hired hundreds of employees. He sent foreman James Marshall to build a sawmill on the American River. In 1848, Marshall discovered they were erecting the mill on a rich vein of gold. It was the greatest find in the history of the West. And yet

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Searching for Gold



Searching for Gold

Introduction

What is gold's true worth?

You could ask John Sutter. He moved to California in 1839, his mind set on building a huge farming enterprise.Sutter constructed a fort, collected 12,000 head of cattle, and hired hundreds of employees.He sent foreman James Marshall to build a sawmill on the American River.In 1848, Marshall discovered they were erecting the mill on a rich vein of gold.It was the greatest find in the history of the West. And yet, Sutter wanted no part of it.What he wanted most was to fulfill his dream and build his farming business.

But when word of the gold leaked out, suddenly fortune seekers overran California.They trespassed on Sutter's holdings, and eventually destroyed his dream.To Sutter, that dream was his gold, not the shiny metal that glinted and winked in the sun.

What is gold's true worth? You could also ask Josie Montana.

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