The big race for gold was started at a small mill, about forty miles up the American River from SanFrancisco. This mill was named "Sutter's Mill" after the owner, John Sutter. One day, one of John Sutter's foremen found a few tiny gold nuggets in the river. The foreman, Sam Brannan, ran to Sutter shouting, "Gold! Gold! Gold from the American River!" (Ketchem, 2) The two men locked themselves in a room, talked it over, and tested the metal out. It really was gold!

None of this news was published until about a week after the find. When it was published, the newspaper, the Californian, was the first to do it. It stated, " Gold mine found- in the newly made raceway of the sawmill erected by Captain Sutter on the American fork gold has been found in considerable quantities." (Stein, 8) Actually, this publication was not true. Only a few gold nuggets were found, not considerable q

2. No one may jump another to get another's fortune

One way to get to California was to go around Cape Horn of South America and up the pacific coast by boat. This travel took an average of six to eight months. About 39,000 people took this route, and many drowned or died of disease. This was a very dangerous route to take because of the many people on the boats. These people could get sick from one person, and then all die.

Along the way to California, land travelers brought with them items not needed. The travelers needed to throw these non-necessities out. However, some people were very greedy and decided to burn or destroy any object that would be helpful to another. Travelers wanted as much gold to themselves as possible, so any elimination would be very helpful.

Easterners fled to California also to get rich with gold. Traveling was a terrible problem with getting to California. Adults, mostly men, left their families in order to find gold. "One promise that all gold hunters must have made was to always remain true to their spouses while on the gold hunt." (Blumeburg, 48) Families were left behind expecting to be rich when their relatives got back.

10. Go back to present marriage or love

The captains of the boats were very greedy. Only a certain amount of people could fit on one boat, and the captains usually made three times the amount of people get on the boat at once. "The "California" was designed to carry 210 passengers, but on the first ship, she is reported to have had over 400 jammed aboard." (American Heritage, 33)

9. Do not tell lies about finding gold

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