mining in the west. mining boom by the mid 1850s, the california gold rush had ended and miners...
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Mining BoomMining Boom
• By the mid 1850s, the California Gold Rush had ended and miners began looking elsewhere
• Pike’s Peak - Gold found in 1858 and by 1859, 50,000 miners were there
• Lodes - veins of rich minerals in the soil dug by machines and companies, not individuals
• Comstock Lode - Largest silver mine in US, $700,000,000 in silver brought out in 20 years from a depth of 3200 feet
• By the mid 1850s, the California Gold Rush had ended and miners began looking elsewhere
• Pike’s Peak - Gold found in 1858 and by 1859, 50,000 miners were there
• Lodes - veins of rich minerals in the soil dug by machines and companies, not individuals
• Comstock Lode - Largest silver mine in US, $700,000,000 in silver brought out in 20 years from a depth of 3200 feet
Pike’s Peak, Colorado 14, 110 feet in
elevation
Pike’s Peak, Colorado 14, 110 feet in
elevation
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Techniques of MiningTechniques of Mining• Panning - water from a river bed swished around a pan
• Sluice Box - water from river runs over a strainer and men shovel dirt into it
• Hydraulic mining - Water blasted onto sides of mountains to force erosion (big companies)
• Excavation Mining - Big companies dig caves into mountains thousands of feet deep - very dangerous (cave-ins, lack of oxygen, lots of heat)
• Panning - water from a river bed swished around a pan
• Sluice Box - water from river runs over a strainer and men shovel dirt into it
• Hydraulic mining - Water blasted onto sides of mountains to force erosion (big companies)
• Excavation Mining - Big companies dig caves into mountains thousands of feet deep - very dangerous (cave-ins, lack of oxygen, lots of heat)
Panning for Gold (not very successful)
Panning for Gold (not very successful)
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Hydraulic Mining (more effective, needs men and
machines)
Hydraulic Mining (more effective, needs men and
machines)
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Boom and BustBoom and Bust
• Boom Towns - towns that spring up overnight because of miners– Lawlessness, lively, dangerous– Filled largely with young, single men
– Lots of guns, cash, and theft
• Vigilantes - volunteers who try to maintain law and order in Boom Towns
• Boom Towns - towns that spring up overnight because of miners– Lawlessness, lively, dangerous– Filled largely with young, single men
– Lots of guns, cash, and theft
• Vigilantes - volunteers who try to maintain law and order in Boom Towns
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Saloon Saloon 10, 10,
by by Charles Charles HargenHargen
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Ghost TownsGhost Towns
• Towns abandoned by miners when the mine dries up
• Often, all that was left was old buildings
• Towns abandoned by miners when the mine dries up
• Often, all that was left was old buildings
New States CreatedNew States Created
• Because of mining populations, many new states were added to the U.S.
• Colorado (1876)• North and South Dakota, Washington, Montana (1889)
• Idaho and Wyoming (1890)
• Because of mining populations, many new states were added to the U.S.
• Colorado (1876)• North and South Dakota, Washington, Montana (1889)
• Idaho and Wyoming (1890)