In the 1870’s during the economic depression following the Civil War‚ white miners and settlers encouraged by the Homestead Act heard news about mineral wealth such as gold along the trails of the Colorado Mountains. The miners that came created legendary mining town in Summit County‚ Leadville and Silverton‚ but these areas were heavily penetrated within Ute territory. In 1876‚ the Colorado Statehood and the local newspaper at the time demanded the removal of Utes off the land‚ which could be mined
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Wells Fargo & Co. In 1852‚ Wells Fargo & Co was founded by Henry Wells and William Fargo with a purpose to serve the West. The new company started the banking (buying gold and selling paper bank drafts as good as gold) and expresses (rapid delivery of the gold and anything else valuable). After starting by Henry Wells and William Fargo‚ Wells Fargo opened for business in the San Francisco port. Soon Wells Fargo’s agents started to operate their offices in the other cities and camps of the West. During
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The Brazilian gold rush started in the early 1700’s when the paulistas (residents of Sao Paulo) found the Catuga natives on their slaving expeditions wearing gold ornaments. They then wanted what the natives had and greed ensued. The Catuga then had to show the paulistas where the gold nuggets were located‚ which was northwest of Rio de Janeiro‚ in the streams of the highlands. Soon after‚ more paulistas moved to these areas in search for gold. Portugal heard of gold being found in Brazil and many
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Reflection In the third chapter of Takaki’s book‚ ‘Stranger from a different shore- Gam Saan Haak’‚ talks about many Chinese immigrants moves to America for getting jobs. At first‚ the majority of Chinese immigrants went to California for the gold mining or the Gold Mountain. Takaki mention that‚ at first the Chinese were welcome to the America and offering working opportunities to them. However‚ because of their skin tone‚ language‚ faces were considered to the threat to the mining area. In
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American history is accompanied by a long list of explorers who first discovered and who explored the massive continent. All of the explorers had an impact on the development of America. The Lewis and Clark expedition‚ also known as the Corps of Discovery‚ stands prominently at the top part of this list. The Lewis and Clark Expedition has had a significant political‚ social‚ and economic effect on America. They were the first to map out the west and set off westward expansion. Without the success
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The summer of 1848‚ the Gold Rush days. Miners have heard of the riches that await in the valleys of Northern California. They have dropped everything and traveled to California in hopes of finding gold. When they arrived‚ they were not alone‚ already living there were Native Americans. The miners believed the Native Americans wanted to steal their rewards‚ so they killed them to get them out of the way. They didn’t care about them‚ all they wanted was to get rid of them. As Serra states‚ "It is
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“The government‚ both state and federal‚ could at any time confiscate not only the whole field‚ but every ounce of gold the man had mined with so much labor and pain. While the three miners were at work they would be well guarded. Only when on their way back with their hard earned loads would they be waylaid or hijacked by a party of fake bandits acting under orders from someone who was paid by the people to protect the country from bandits. Things like that have happened even in the country to
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In the U.S.A‚ there are four major regions. The northeast‚ the midwest‚ the south‚ and the west. They each have an abundance of natural and mineral resources‚ and each have key components that have helped us become the strong and leading nation we are today. The northeast is known as our manufacturing and trade center and contains some of the world’s most famous megalopolis’ such as New York City‚ and Washington D.C. The northeast has relatively few natural resources and it’s only resource of
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shareholders may be expected to pay more personal income tax on its dividends‚ etc. in addition to this the mining businesses on land have to pay state government royalty which is a percentage on the value of production. This rate ranges from zero for gold mine through to 12.5% for some coal mines‚ with an overall average of roughly about 8%. As a result of such increase in mining taxes‚ there has been a major impact on jobs and investments opportunities in the mining sector. For this very reason‚ the
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gathering a team‚ and excavations can result either in brilliant success‚ or colossal failure. History knows thousands of examples of both; moreover‚ mass insanity on this basis has not been rare. For an example‚ it is enough to take a look at the Gold Rush in the United States‚ myths about Eldorado‚ and so on. In the 20th century‚ it has gained a more civilized manifestation in the form of state lotteries. And though lotteries can make a few people rich‚ in fact they can inflict serious damage both
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