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Encyclopedia > California Gold Country

Gold Country (also Mother Lode Country) is a region of northeastern California famed for the mines and mineral deposits which so famously brought the '49ers west for the Gold rush handbill The California Gold Rush was a period in American history marked by mass hysteria concerning a gold discovery in Northern California. The period is also marked by mass migrations into California by people, almost exclusively men, seeking an easy fortune. Most, however, only found enough gold to... California Gold Rush. Gold Country is generally thought to lie north of Yosemite National Park (pron. yo-SEM-me-tee, SAMPA: IOsEm@ti) is a national park largely in Mariposa County, and Tuolumne County, California, United States. The park covers an area of approximately 1,189 mi² (3,079 km²) and stretches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain... Yosemite, west of the The Sierra Nevada is a mountain range that is mostly in eastern California. The range is also known as The Sierra or The Sierras. The Little Lakes Valley above Toms Place, California Geography The Sierra Nevada stretches 400 miles (650 km), from Fredonyer Pass in the north to Tehachapi Pass... Sierra Nevada and within nine of California's counties: Amador County is a county located in the Sierra Nevada of California. As of the 2000 census, the population was 35,100. The county seat is Jackson. Amador County bills itself as The Heart of the Mother Lode and lies with the Gold Country. There is a substantial wine_growing industry... Amador, Butte County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, north of Sacramento. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 203,171. 2003 figures place this at 210,400. The county seat is Oroville. Butte County is watered by the Feather River and the Sacramento River... Butte, Calaveras County is a county located in Californias Gold Country. As of the 2000 census, it had a population of 40,554. The county seat is San Andreas. Mark Twain set his famous story, is skulls. This county takes its name from the Calaveras River which was reportedly so... Calaveras, El Dorado County is a county located in the Gold Country of California, in the Sierra Nevada. Its 2000 population was 156,299. The county seat is Placerville. Much of the population of El Dorado County has become suburbanized, as the metropolitan Sacramento area has expanded. In addition, the population... El Dorado, Mariposa County is a county located in Californias Central Valley, north of Fresno and southeast of Stockton. As of 2000, its population was 17,130. The county seat is Mariposa. The countys eastern half is the central portion of Yosemite National Park. There are no incorporated cities in... Mariposa, Nevada County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, in the Mother Lode country. As of 2000 its population is 92,033. The county seat is Nevada City. History Nevada County was created in 1851 from parts of Yuba County. The county was named after the mining town... Nevada, Placer County is a county located in Californias Sierra Nevada, in the Gold Country. It stretches from the suburbs of Sacramento to Lake Tahoe and the Nevada border. Because of the expansion of the Sacramento metropolitan area, Placer County is one of the fastest growing counties in the state... Placer, Sacramento County is a county of the U.S. state of California. The county seat is the city of Sacramento. As of 2000 the population was 1,223,499. Sacramento County covers about 994 square miles in the middle of the Central Valley, Californias prime agricultural region. The County... Sacramento and Tuolumne County is a county located in the U.S. state of Californias Sierra Nevada. Yosemite National Park is located in the eastern part of the county. As of 2000 the population was 54,501. The county seat is Sonora, the countys only incorporated city. History Tuolumne County... Tuolumne. In general, the region lies along California State Highway 49 between the north fork of the Yuba River and the middle fork of the Length 128.75 km Elevation of the source 2 316.48 m Average discharge 14.101 m³/s Area watershed 2 494.15 km² Origin Sierra Nevada (US) Mouth Sacramento_River_Delta Basin countries United States (100%) The Cosumnes River is a tributary of the Mokelumne River, approximately 80 mi (128.75... Cosumnes River.

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The Antelope Valley consists of northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California. It lies north of the San Gabriel Mountains and east of the Tehachapis in the Mojave Desert and is at least 2,200 square miles (5,700 km²) in size. The Victor Valley... Antelope Valley | The California Central Valley The California Central Valley dominates the central portion of the state of California. Bounded by the Cascade Range to the north, the Sierra Nevada to the east, the Tehachapi Mountains to the south, and the Coast Range and San Francisco Bay to the west, this very... Central Valley | The Central Coast is an area of California, extending from Santa Cruz in the north to Santa Barbara in the south, but centering primarily on Monterey County, California. The region is known primarily for agriculture and tourism. Major crops include lettuce, strawberries, and artichokes. In particular, the Salinas Valley is... 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Discovery of Gold Report of Colonel Mason - 1848 (2352 words)
Four men are required to work this machine; one digs the ground in the bank close by the stream; another carries it to the cradle, and empties it on the grate; a third gives a violent rocking motion to the machine, whilst a fourth dashes on water from the stream itself.
No capital is required to obtain this gold, as the labouring man wants nothing but his pick and shovel and tin pan, with which to dig and wash the gravel, and many frequently pick gold out of the crevices of rocks with their knives, in pieces of from one to six ounces.
Gold is also believed to exist on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada; and, when at the mines, I was informed by an intelligent Mormon that it had been found near the Great Salt Lake by some of his fraternity.
Gold Country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (178 words)
Gold Country (also Mother Lode Country) is a region in the central-and-north-eastern part of the U.S. state of California.
It is famed for the mineral deposits and gold mines which attracted waves of immigrants, known as the 49ers, during the 1849 California Gold Rush.
The Gold Country is generally considered to lie along the route of California State Highway 49, stretching from Mariposa County in the south, to Sierra County in the north.
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