In January 1848, James Wilson Marshall discovered gold while constructing a saw mill along the American River northeast of present-day Sacramento

the San Francisco newspapers in March but caused little stir as most did not believe the account

THE GOLD RUSH OCCURED IN MARCH 1848 WHEN SAM BRANNNAN YELLED GOLD GOLD SND THAT'S HOW THE GILD RUSH STARTED

IT WAS FORCED TO SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THE STAFF WERE STRUCK WITH GOLD RUSH .

THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE LET THERE LIFE TO A JOURNEY FOR A BETTER LIFE WHEN THEY CAME BACK THE HOPED THAT GOLD WAS ENOUGH TO LIFE A NICE LIFESTYLE

TWO MILLION DOLLARS WORTH OF METALS WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE AREA IN 1852