The summation of the two individual supply curves will generate the market supply curve for that product. Consider two wineries in the Paso Robles region. Paso Winery may be willing to supply 20 bottles if the market price were $10/bottle but willing to supply 100 bottles if the price were $50/bottle.
The California Gold Rush (1848-1855) began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California.
4. The Gold Rush was a male-dominated event. Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to California to make their fortunes in the Gold Rush, but almost none of them were women. In 1852, 92 percent of the people prospecting for gold were men. The few women who did travel to the west eked out a living in the growing boomtowns, working in the restaurants, saloons and hotels that seemingly popped up every day.