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A forty NINER gold miner traveling to Sacramento, California, or Santa Barbara in 1848-1863 to mine gold. Usually, they traveled during 1849, which is why they call it a forty-niner.
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Who were the forty -niners?
The forty-niners were the miners who went to search for gold in 1849 during the California Gold Rush
What is a forty niner in the 1800?
looked for gold in California
What legacies did the forty miners leave?
ain't nobody got time for that
What was the nickname for the miners who came west to California?
The miners who came west to California during the Gold Rush were often called "Forty-Niners" because they arrived in 1849 seeking gold.
Would mining experience have helped the average forty-niner?
yes, because the good luck that made some miners wealthy.
Would the mining experience have helped the average forty-niners?
yes, because the good luck that made some miners wealthy.
What was another name for the miners of gold?
Gold miners could be called prospectors. Some prospectors who sought their fortunes during the California gold rush were called 49ers. (That gold rush began in 1848, but was really roaring in 1849, hence the nickname for those prospectors.)
What is the forty-niners job?
The Forty-Niners were gold miners in California during the Gold Rush. Many of them had traveled a long way from across the country with the hope of becoming rich. However, they instead had a very hard time and almost none, if any, made a fortune by mining gold. Instead, the people who got rich were the ones who sold the gold miners their equipment (IE, denim jeans, etc).
What is forty niner?
The Forty-Niners were gold miners in California during the Gold Rush. Many of them had traveled a long way from across the country with the hope of becoming rich. However, they instead had a very hard time and almost none, if any, made a fortune by mining gold. Instead, the people who got rich were the ones who sold the gold miners their equipment (IE, denim jeans, etc).
What discovery set off a massive migration to california and what was that migration later name?
The mass migration to California of miners and business people who made money from the miners is known as the California gold rush. The migrants who left for California in 1849 were called forty niners. Hope this helped ((;
What is the mascot of California Baptist university?
His name is Prospector Pete. He's a representation of a Forty-niner, which was the name for the miners who came to California during the Gold Rush.
Were the miners in Chile coal miners?
No, they are copper miners.
