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Chinese Camp in the Mines

A group of Chinese miners in California.

Six months in the gold mines : from a journal of three years' residence in Upper and Lower California. 1847-8-9

Edward Gould Buffum writes a short passage about attacks of whites versus Indians.

Discovery of the Yosemite, and the Indian war of 1851, which led to that event

An account of discovering Yosemite Valley by Lafayette Houghton Bunnell, a member of the Mariposa Battallion. Tells encounters with native tribes

The Fugitive slave law.

The Fugitive Slave Law document passed in 1850 during President Millard Fillmore's term.

The way they go to California

Gold rush cartoon, showing dock crowded with men with picks and shovels, and men jumping from the dock to reach departing ship; a crowded airship and…

The autobiography of Charles Peters, in 1915 the oldest pioneer living in California, who mined in ... the days of '49 ... Also historical happenings, interesting incidents and illustrations of the old mining towns in the good luck era, the placer mining days of the '50s

Portuguese Charles Peters' accounts and stories of seeking gold in California.

A letter from a gold miner, Placerville, California, October, 1850, with an introduction by Robert Glass Cleland

A letter by S. Shufelt, a gold miner, to their cousin about their journey and life in California.

Gold Rush Era Chinese Emigrant

A Chinese emigrant from the Gold Rush Era.

Map of the gold regions of California

Highlights gold found in various regions of California during the Gold Rush.

James Marshall, discoverer of gold, at Sutter's Mill

James Marshall stands in front of Sutter's Mill where he first discovered gold.