When Gold was found in Northern California, news of it spread like a wildfire during the spring and summer of 1848.
It didn\'t matter if you were black, white or brown - anyone.
Tens of thousands of people started to dream about gold, and some of them left everything they knew to make the journey to California.
At first, most people thought the reports were too good to be true, but as weeks and months flew by, they heard about more people striking it rich - and imaginations started to run wild.
When Gold was found in Northern California, news of it spread like a wildfire during the spring and summer of 1848