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Mining & Railroading. Fast growing west had little government Areas become ghost towns It was believed rail lines would benefit the whole nation Gold & Silver lay deep underground Gold & Silver are gone Population grew rapidly in the west They became laborers for companies
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Mining & Railroading • Fast growing west had little government • Areas become ghost towns • It was believed rail lines would benefit the whole nation • Gold & Silver lay deep underground • Gold & Silver are gone • Population grew rapidly in the west • They became laborers for companies • Vigilantes took laws into their own hands
Mining & Railroading • Miners began to leave boomtowns. • Cause: Gold & Silver are gone • Effect: Areas become ghost towns • Few miners get rich • Cause: Gold & Silver lay deep underground • Effect: They became laborers for companies • Lawlessness and disorder often were characteristics of boomtowns • Cause: Fast growing west had little government • Effect: Vigilantes took laws into their own hands • Construction of a transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 • Cause: It was believed rail lines would benefit the whole nation • Effect: Population grew rapidly in the west • REFELECTION: Was it worth the risk to venture into the mining industry?
