Early Mining Flashcards
California Gold Rush dates:
January 1848-49
How many people moved to California in search of Gold?
First few months: 100,000
All together: 300,000
Origin of the California Gold Rush?
Jan 1848:
Gold discovered in Sutter’s Mill, Coloma
When did California become a state?
1850
Colorado Gold Rush dates?
1858 - 59
Where was the Colorado Gold Rush?
Pike’s Peak in the Rockies
How many prospectors moved to Colorado?
50,000
Comstock Lode date:
1859
Why was Comstock Lode important?
Greatest deposit of Gold and Silver ever found in the USA.
Where was the Comstock Lode?
Mount Davidson (Nevada)
When did Nevada become a territory?
1861
When did Nevada become a state?
1864
Where was copper found?
Arizona and Montana. 1860s
Black Hills gold found (Dakota)?
1870s
What settlements grew up because of mining?
- Virginia City
- San Francesco
Names for the discovery of Gold?
Strikes
How much gold was mined at Comstock Lode after 20 years?
$350 million
1877
Lucky Cuss silver mine
- Tombstone
- $1,500 silver
Which towns started off as miners towns?
- Tombstone
- Deadwood
- Dakota
How many people lived in Virginia City as a result of the Comstock Lode in 1873?
20,000
Virginia City in 1873?
- 20,000 people
- Men outnumbered women by 3 to 1
- 131 saloons
How was cooperative mining carried out?
- 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.
Companies for Mining:
Homestake Mining. Controlled the mines around Deadwood.
