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RE: 1850 California Gold Rush Letter #whatintheworldsgoldmoney

in #whatintheworldsgoldmoney7 years ago (edited)

Awesome, that would be so great to be able to explore. I know one of the letters from this group mentioned a stagecoach robbery, several mentioned how difficult it was to get money or gold sent home. You would pay the person a huge fee (in gold) to deliver the gold, then they would either keep it all or get killed on the way. Another told of seeing a man get killed by another man outside the saloon, in a knife fight over a card game. All had the same underlying message....it's not what you think, don't come here thinking that there are easy riches to be found. Even the stories of him finding good gold were followed by how expensive his provisions were there. Thanks for reading! I really enjoy researching that era! Please Resteem this post to others, if you can.

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resteemed. Yes the gold rush was not all good. Many people died in hopes of becoming extremely well off but never made it.

Thank you, really appreciate your comments and resteem!

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