Table of Contents

Gold Discovery	1
Gold Rush Chronology:
1839 - 1847	2
1848	3
1849 - 1850	4
1851 - 1860	5
1861+	6
Historic Coloma	7
Old Hangtown	8
Mother Lode Mines	9
Mariposa County	10
Tuolumne County	11
Calaveras County	12
Amador County	13
El Dorado County    Now-a-Days	14
Placer County	15
Nevada County	16
Sierra County	17
The Famous (and Infamous)	18
The Hangtown Fry	19
The Pony Express	20
All About Gold	21
Modern Mining	22
Fast Facts	23
Questions & Answers	24
Gold Rush Gallery	25
Glossary of Gold Terms	26
Credits	27

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GOLD RUSH COUNTIES:
MARIPOSA | TUOLUMNE | CALAVERAS | AMADOR | EL DORADO | PLACER | NEVADA | SIERRA

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