The Gold Rush <99% Plus>

Most individual miners did not strike it rich; however, merchants and businessmen like Levi Strauss often found great success. Key Themes Mass Migration and the "Forty-Niners" Historical Impact of the California Gold Rush

Roughly 300,000 people arrived by land and sea. The Gold Rush

1852, with approximately $81 million in gold extracted. Most individual miners did not strike it rich;