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Early Mining Flashcards

1
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California Gold Rush dates:

A

January 1848-49

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How many people moved to California in search of Gold?

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First few months: 100,000
All together: 300,000

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3
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Origin of the California Gold Rush?

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Jan 1848:
Gold discovered in Sutter’s Mill, Coloma

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4
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When did California become a state?

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1850

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Colorado Gold Rush dates?

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1858 - 59

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Where was the Colorado Gold Rush?

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Pike’s Peak in the Rockies

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How many prospectors moved to Colorado?

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50,000

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8
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Comstock Lode date:

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1859

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Why was Comstock Lode important?

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Greatest deposit of Gold and Silver ever found in the USA.

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Where was the Comstock Lode?

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Mount Davidson (Nevada)

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When did Nevada become a territory?

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1861

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When did Nevada become a state?

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1864

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13
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Where was copper found?

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Arizona and Montana. 1860s

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14
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Black Hills gold found (Dakota)?

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1870s

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15
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What settlements grew up because of mining?

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  • Virginia City
  • San Francesco
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16
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Names for the discovery of Gold?

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Strikes

17
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How much gold was mined at Comstock Lode after 20 years?

A

$350 million

18
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1877

A

Lucky Cuss silver mine

19
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Which towns started off as miners towns?

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  • Tombstone
  • Deadwood
  • Dakota
20
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How many people lived in Virginia City as a result of the Comstock Lode in 1873?

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20,000

21
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Virginia City in 1873?

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  • 20,000 people
  • Men outnumbered women by 3 to 1
  • 131 saloons
22
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How was cooperative mining carried out?

A
  • Panning

Once surface metals had gone, efficient mining required shafts sunk into the ground and crushing mills to extract metals deep in hard rock and locked in quartz.

23
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Companies for Mining:

A

Homestake Mining. Controlled the mines around Deadwood.

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