chp. 35 - the gold fields Flashcards
when do Terry and Manjiro depart for California?
1850, 3rd year of Kaei, Year of the Dog
how do Terry and Manjiro travel from the East Coast to San Francisco?
around the tip of South America and Cape Horn by sailing ship
how does this ship to Sacramento differ from the whaling ships?
it is powered by steam
how much heavier is gold than water?
19x heavier
what is used to sluice for gold?
a long tom and a gold pan
what does Manjiro draw sketches of on the way to the gold fields?
trains
what does Manjiro think are the real treasures in America?
railroads, steamships, square-rigged sailing ships: fast- moving things
why are Terry and Manjiro able to find a claim in the gold fields?
the claims had been abandoned by gold miners who gave up on finding gold
why do the miners laugh when Manjiro shouts out that he has found gold?
Manjiro mistakens fool’s gold foe real gold
what name do the miners call Manjiro for his mistakes?
Greenhorn
what does Terry and Manjiro about gold?
it sinks to the bottom of the gold pan and has a dull luster
what caused some gold miners to quit?
the backbreaking work, dysentery, standing in cold water all day long,and the cost of living
what keeps Manjiro from becoming discouraged?
his experience with hardship on the Franklin makes him have patience with the poor conditions
when does Manjiro realize he is going home?
when he discovers a large gold nugget
