THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH STARTED IN THE YEAR OF 1848-1855 ON JANUARY 24 TH. THE GOLD WAS FOUND BT JAMES W MARSHALL AT SULTERMILL IN COLOMA CALIFORNIA.THE GOLD FIELDS WERE N SIERRA NEVADA AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.THE FIORST PEOPLE LWERE THE OREGON THE SANDWICH ISLAND (HAWAII) , AND THE LATIN AMERICANS, WHO WERE THE FIRST TO FLOCK TO CALIFORNIA'S