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California Gold Fever Sweeps Yerba Buena and Monterey
A dramatic rush begins May 1848 as reports of rich gold near Sutter’s Fort trigger a stampede from Yerba Buena and Monterey. Ships and launches head upriver while merchants flood markets with gold prices rising from eight to sixteen dollars per ounce. settlers abandon routines and flee to mines, with Sutter’s Fort becoming a hub of transient activity as miners like Isaac Humphrey strike it rich using rockers and sluices. The craze spreads along the coast, reaching San Francisco, Yerba Buena traders, and even reaching Panama and Chile.
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Samy Sranna
Yerba Buena
Jutter's Fort
an-Francisco
New
York Herald
Falows
Sutter's
Featherside River
San Francisco
California
Mexicen
Presidio
Alcatraz
Sierra
Montérey
Monterey
Alcalde Dalton
California A Thessenger
Colton
Calton
Yerba
Buena
Mexico
Panama
Chile
Sulter
Ram Yuba
American, Feather
Butte
Gald
Suiter
Smith & Company
Gar Brannan
Samuel Kyburg
Sutter
Buller
Sik
de. Bates
Isaac Humprey
Georgia
Humprey