Mining and Railroading

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Mining and Railroading 19-2 Mining and Railroading

Life of a Miner Where - Virginia City, Black Hills, Yukon. Hardships temperature (150°F) no ladders – slippery semi-darkness lack of air Non-renewable resource

Life Cycle of a Mining Town http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7f9hHt41og&feature=related Life Cycle of a Mining Town Discovery of Mineral Miners arrive and set up tents Tent City Merchants arrive to supply miners; build wooden structures Boom Town Mineral used up; miners leave; stores close Ghost Town

The Wild West Few miners ever got rich – most worked for large companies Lawlessness and disorder in new towns vigilantes use frontier justice unfair laws for foreigners Pollution and deforestation

Transcontinental Railroad

Ride the Rails Railroad companies race to lay track Federal government subsidizes railroad companies to speed up construction Companies received money and land for each mile of railroad completed Much of the land given to companies belonged to the Native Americans

Transcontinental Railroad Union Pacific built west from Omaha, NE. Central Pacific built east starting in Sacramento, CA. Rail lines met at Promontory Point, UT. Leland Stanford drops in “golden spike”

Promontary Point, Utah

Officially opened on May 10, 1869 The Golden Spike! Officially opened on May 10, 1869

Railroads’ Effect on Society Rail lines lead to rapid settlement and statehood for NV, CO, ND, SD, MT, WA, ID, and WY. Railroads made it possible to get products and people across the country quickly. Immigrants from Ireland, China, Mexico and African Americans provide labor.

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