Patrick allitt teaches a class about the California Gold rush of the mid1800s. He talks about the evolving Technology Used to mine gold. Good morning, everybody. Morning. My lecture today is the history of the gold rush. And im going to talk mainly about california in the years immediately following 1848. But goallds played a very Important Role in history. The history the conquest, first of the aztecs and then the incas is an unquenchable thirst for gold. When the first english settlers came to jamestown in 1607, one of the things they were hoping to find was gold like the spaniards. They brought with them jewelers and goldsmiths. But americas first gold rush took very close to where we are now in georgia. In 1829. This was the georgia gold rush in north georgia. About to the town of deloniga, the courthouse has been converted into a gold mine museum. First gold was discovered and people started pouring into the area in huge numbers because of the intoxicating possibility that gold wo
The 1800s. Good morning, everybody. In the areas immediately following 1848, the golds played a very Important Role in American History. If you think all the way back to the conquist arkconquistadors. And what happened was that the first gold was discovered and then suddenly people started pouring into the area in huge numberings because of the intoxicating possibility that gold would make them wealthy quickly. Until then this had been an area really beyond the line of settlement. But suddenly now the White Settlement catches up very quickly. Heres the governor George Gilmer explaining what it was like meeting the miners in 1829. Many thousands of idle people flocked into georgia from every point on the compass. When loosed from the strengths of law and public opinion, made them like the evil one, in other words the devil. They collected around light wood firings at night and played on the ground and on their hats, cards, dice, push pins and other games of chance for their days finding
The topic of our lecture today is the history of the gold rush. I will talk mainly about california in the years immediately following 1848. But gold has played a very Important Role in American History. If you think back to the conquistadors, one of the things they were fascinated by was the quest for gold. And the history of their conquest, first of the aztecs and then of the incas, is an unquenchable desire for Precious Metals. Gold and also silver. When the first english settlers came to jamestown in 1607, what they were hoping to find was the same kind of supplies of gold that had been found by the spaniards. It was a source of bitter disappointment to not to find gold in whats now virginia. They brought with them jewelers and goldsmiths. But americas first gold rush took place close to where we are now in georgia in 1829. This was the georgia gold rush in north georgia. If you have been about 100 miles north of here you will have seen the old county courthouse has been converted
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Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbs nigt laey nec nigh kate snow. Good evening. A massive storm system over the center of the country brought misery to parts of 16 states this weekend. Late word tonight at least 12 now dead as a result of those storms. Rain and floods in the Mississippi River valley, tornadoes to the south, even blizzard conditions in parts of kansas. In texas, communities are mourning, and the damage from yesterdays storms is extensive. And today, another outbreak of at least 11 tornadoes across mississippi and alabama. The radar map shows the threat of tornadoes now moving east with another round of Severe Weather expected tomorrow in parts of pennsylvania and upstate new york. Our team is covering the latest from the region this evening. We begin with Gabe Gutierrez outside dallas. Gabe . Reporter kate, good evening. Authorities here spent the day urgently searching for more victims. Thousands of people are st