14.4 Mining Boom. Western Mining 1. Setters Mill, CA- gold rush 1849 (49ers) 2. Pike’s Peak, CO- 1858 3. Carson River Valley, NV- gold and silver (Comstock.

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14.4 Mining Boom

Western Mining 1. Setters Mill, CA- gold rush 1849 (49ers) 2. Pike’s Peak, CO Carson River Valley, NV- gold and silver (Comstock Lode) 4. Tucson, AZ 1.Patio Process- learn form the Hispanics- use mercury to extract silver from the ore. 2.Mill to separate gold from the quartz 5. Idaho and Montana- small amounts 6. Fraser River Valley, British Colombia- led to the purchase of Alaska “Sewards Folly” but it was no folly- GOLD- Klondike gold rush 1897

Life in a mining community 1.Mostly men 2.Southern California- Mexicans, Californians, Chileans, Peruvians 3.Irish, Chinese, English- here for the glitter 4.Camps: frames shanties- whiskey barrel chimneys, stone and mud, blankets, canvas, coyote den, brush, potato sacks, old shirts, etc. 5.Conflicts- Competition- Violence -Deadwood, SD-gamblers, swindlers, murderers 6. Settled: business’s boomed- saloons, hotels, etc. Families join men- schools and law Children- scavenge- gold dust and nuggets--sell food to miners 7. Effects- went bust looking for the fortune but the business owners were the ones who got rich

Mining as a big business 1. Lone miner usually made a strike initially but when the easy to get gold was gone; larger tools needed 2. 2 ways a- Hydraulic mining- water pressure to clear b- Hard rock mining- deep shafts -both are really expensive- big business takes over 1.Engineers help to locate ore 3. Effects: U.S. geological Survey collected data on mines 1.Large machines caused -Dangerous conditions -Dirty, laborious work -Worker loses the idea of “striking it rich”- led to unionizing which meant better hours, wages, no immigrants -Environment suffers- eroded mountains, dumped rock in rivers- flooding, clear cutting