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California Gold Discovery. On January 24, 1848, an event occurred in Coloma that would radically impact the history of California and the Nation. James W. Marshall was building a sawmill for Captain John Sutter, using water from the South Fork of the American River. He noticed several flakes of metal in the tailrace water and recognized them to be gold.
James Marshall finds gold James Marshall was working in California to build a water pump. While in the river he found a shiny metal which turned out to be gold. March 1848: Reports about gold aren't believed A local newspaper heard about the gold discovery and reported about it. Most people in the area didn't believe it. August 1848: The gold rush begins James Marshall tried to keep his discovery a secret, but word quickly spread. By August there were 4000 gold mines in the areas. November 1848: The first minted gold The first shipments of gold sent to the mint left from San Francisco. The ship carried over $500,000 of gold. 1849: The coming of the 49'ers