Golden Rush
On January 24th 1848, I was on our family’s
carriage. Down California with my husband and my 2 baby twins. We overheard anther
family heading the direction we were talking about how James W. Marshall had found
gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California. At that moment me and my husband
stared straight at each other’s eyes at the very same time. We knew that moment
we had to head to that direction and get digging for gold.
As we were walking to Sutter’s Mill my husband and I were
talking about how many of OUR family and friends where coming to California all
the way from U.S. This was a very big risk, not just for our other families.
But for mine and my husbands. Over 3000 people had been on there way to
California for the dig of gold.
We arrived at Northern California. My husband and I just
thought it would be for the best. Lila & Lilly (2 Baby Twins) were very
sick. We couldn’t keep going on the road. Many other families had already been
here settled maybe we could get some help for
Lila & Lilly I thought.
Our family ended up staying at Northern California. Everyone
that had stayed there with us made a plan. News where that were we were at gold
was hitting. So we all agreed we would share the goal based on your condition
& how many hours you spent digging for gold.
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