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The Discovery of Gold in California

It had been the dream of the early explorers of America to find gold. Thousands had come to these shores in search of the precious metal.

Many of them had died in their efforts, all of them endured great suffering, and, in the end, each one of them was disappointed. For over three hundred years the earth kept secret its hiding-place for gold in the New World. After the Mexican War, California became a territory of the United States. Already a number of settlers were there, attracted by the fertile soil and fine climate. Among them was Captain John Sutter, who had moved to California from St.

Louis about ten years before the Mexican War.