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Some '49ers on their way to California paid up to $100 for a glass of water!

The Gold Rush: Changes

The gold rush changed California in all sorts of ways—some good, some bad. Visit this site to learn how the California landscape has been forever altered. Also check out Fun Facts.

		Questions If you had been a '49er, would you have used hydraulic mining to look for gold? Why do you think it took so long for the California government to ban hydraulic mining?

California Gold Mining Terms and Procedures

What does pay dirt really mean? Actual words and pictures from the time of the gold rush!