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Gold Rush Presentation 2
Taylor Queen
Settled as a farmer near Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas and briefly resided in Indiana and Illinois
He joined a wagon train to California in 1844 desperately trying to escape poverty and hunger.
He met John Sutter in CA and was employed by him as a carpenter to work on his land.
Discovered gold at Sutter’s mill in January, 1848
The Gold Rush did not make on Marshall rich
James Marshall
In 1847, Sutter contracted with
James Marshall to build a sawmill on the south fork of the American River
Gold was discovered on his land The Gold Rush turned out to be a
disaster for him. He tried to keep the news of
Marshall’s discovery quiet, but news spread and the Gold Rush thrived
Gold Seekers overran his land—destroying his good and livestock
John Sutter
Bavarian immigrant Came to San Francisco in
1850 Invented a new type of pants
that suited the miner’s tough lifestyle
Known as the “Cowboy’s Tailor”
Strauss and his brothers made a fortune by selling these pants to gold miners
Levi Strauss
Moved to San Francisco with her family
when she was 9 Her father moved them there from New
York seeking for gold. Was inspired by dancer Lola Montez to
sing and dance By age 12, she became known as “Miss
Lotta, the San Francisco Favorite.” Moved back east and had a very
successful performing career.
Lotta Crabtree
One of the first settlers of San
Francisco Managed to hold onto 4,400 acres
of land even after all of California’s changes before, during, and after the Gold Rush
Known for her compassion and skill as a medical woman
She was also a cattle rancher, merchant, and businesswoman
Juana Briones
Opened a store at John Sutter’s
fort in 1847 During the Gold Rush, his store
made major profits by selling up to $5000 in goods ($120,000 today)
Became one of the largest landowners in Sacramento
1850s-1860s known as the richest man in Caliornia
His greedy ways eventually got the best of his fortune and led him to be impoverished in the late 1800s
Samuel Brannan
Made a large fortune by supplying
miners with meat from his butcher shop
Eventually built a huge meat packing company, Armour & Company, in Chicago
Used his wealth for charity He later founded the Armour
Mission and the Armour Institute of Technology (which later became the Illinois Institute of Technology)
Phillip Armour
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