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14.4 Mining Boom

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 Lode). 4. Tucson, AZ Patio Process- learn form the Hispanics- use mercury to extract silver from the ore.

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14.4 Mining Boom

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  1. 14.4 Mining Boom

  2. 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 Lode) • 4. Tucson, AZ • Patio Process- learn form the Hispanics- use mercury to extract silver from the ore. • 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

  3. Life in a mining community • Mostly men • Southern California- Mexicans, Californians, Chileans, Peruvians • Irish, Chinese, English- here for the glitter • Camps: frames shanties- whiskey barrel chimneys, stone and mud, blankets, canvas, coyote den, brush, potato sacks, old shirts, etc. • 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

  4. 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 waysa- Hydraulic mining- water pressure to clear b- Hard rock mining- deep shafts -both are really expensive- big business takes over • Engineers help to locate ore • 3. Effects: 1879- U.S. geological Survey collected data on mines • 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

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