Gold Rush Terminology

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Gold Rush

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Discovery of gold and rare earth materials

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Prospector

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A person who searches for mineral deposits by drilling

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Forty-Niner

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Someone who was looking for gold in California

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Boomtown

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A town that is rapidly growing due to prosperity

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Claim

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A piece of land a prospector stakes out in order to dig for gold

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Panning for Gold

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Method a miner uses to separate soil and gold

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Migration

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Moving from one place to another.