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Miners and Ranchers

Miners and Ranchers. Section 2. Miners. 1859: Carson River Valley: $500 million SILVER Comstock Lode 1897: Klondike Gold Strike 100,000 Americans fled to get rich VERY treacherous terrain to get there. Mining Camps. Miners from: Mexico England Ireland china Hastily built shacks

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Miners and Ranchers

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  1. Miners and Ranchers Section 2

  2. Miners • 1859: Carson River Valley: • $500 million SILVER • Comstock Lode • 1897: Klondike Gold Strike • 100,000 Americans fled to get rich • VERY treacherous terrain to get there

  3. Mining Camps • Miners from: • Mexico • England • Ireland • china • Hastily built shacks • One Miner’s Experience (pg 445)

  4. Violence • No one in charge; Theft and Violence • Vigilante Groups were formed

  5. Camps  Towns

  6. Types of Mining Panning Hydraulic Hard Rock Cutting

  7. Dangers • Cave ins • Underground fires • Explosions • Flooded mines

  8. Brain Break

  9. Cattle Boom • Spanish Mexican • became very adept at ranching in dry climates

  10. Demand for Beef ? • TEXAS: $4 cow • NORTH: $40 cow Chisholm Trail Cattle Trails 3 Month Drives 10-12 miles per day Why not faster?

  11. Beef: BIG BUSINESS • Joseph Glidden • barbed wire • Privately owned ranches spread quickly • Two years of severe winters brought huge losses to the industry.

  12. HELP WANTED Task: Create a HELP WANTED poster with another classmate • Choose between a MINER or a COWBOY • Include • Job Description • Qualities • Dangers • Picture • Pay?? YOU MAY NEED TO DO ADDITIONAL RESEARCH 20 points!

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