- Who was the first person to find gold in California?
John Sutter
Charles Bennett
James Douglas
James Marshall - People came to California to seek their fortunes from?
China
Australia
Mexico
Europe
All of The Above
None of The Above - Gold was discovered in California on?
January 24, 1848
January 24, 1884
January 24, 1849
June 24, 1856 - Who carried the first gold from the American river to Monterey?
James Marshall
Charles Bennett
John Sutter
Jedidiah Smith - What piece of mining equipment used a rocking motion to separate gold
from gravel?
Sluice Box
Rocker Box
Cornish Wheel
Gold Pan - The Cornish Wheel was used to:
Collect Gold Nuggets
Carry Loads of Gravel
Keep Water Out Of The Mining Shaft
Dig Holes in the Side of the Hills - Williams Creek in British Columbia was named for:
William Dietz
William Bennett
William Smith
Douglas Williams - What Does Eldorado Mean?
The Golden Nugget
The Yellow Gold
Pay Dirt
The Golden Place - Who Was The First Man In The Cariboo To Dig Below The Clay And Find
The Beginning Of El Dorado?
Billy Barker
John Abbott
John A. Cameron
William Dietz - Whose Claim Is Considered "The Biggest Bonanza" Of The Cariboo
Gold Rush?
Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie
John A. Cameron
Billy Barker
James Douglas - Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie Was Considered:
Fair
Honest
Stern
All Of The Above - The Great Barkerville Fire Occurred In:
September 1869
September 1886
February 1870
September 1868 - The Miners Reached The Cariboo Goldfields By:
Horse
Camel
Mule
All Of The Above
None Of The Above - Who Discovered The First Klondike Gold?
Lying George Carmack
Samuel Steele
Alex McDonald
Joseph Ladue - Who Founded Dawson At The Mouth Of The Klondike?
Samuel Steele
Alex McDonald
Joseph Ladue
Lying George Carmack - Who Was Known As The King Of The Klondike?
Joseph Ladue
Lying George Carmack
Alex McDonald
Billy Barker - Who Was In Charge Of The North West Mounted Police Post On The Chilkoot
And White Passes in 1898?
Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie
James Douglas
Alex McDonald
Samuel Steele - Who was known as 'The Hanging Judge' during the Cariboo Gold Rush?
John A. Cameron
Billy Barker
Sir Matthew Baillie Begbie
John Sutter - Who is considered the Father of British Columbia, Canada?
James Douglas
Billy Barker
Thomas McMicking
Cariboo Cameron - Who was the most famous 'Overlander' during the Cariboo Gold Rush?
Thomas McMicking
Billy Barker
Robert McMicking
Catherine O'Hare Schubert
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