The Cave of Gold
Download or Read eBook The Cave of Gold PDF written by Everett McNeil and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2013-02-05 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Everett McNeil |
Publisher | : CreateSpace |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2013-02-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 1482357909 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781482357905 |
Rating | : 4/5 (09 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis The Cave of Gold by : Everett McNeil
Book excerpt: On a cold January morning of 1848, James Wilson Marshall picked up two yellow bits of metal, about the size and the shape of split peas, from the tail-race of the sawmill he was building on the South Fork of the American River, some forty-five miles northeast of Sutter's Fort, now Sacramento City. These two yellow pellets proved to be gold; and soon it was discovered that all the region thereabouts was thickly sown with shining particles of the same precious yellow metal. A few months later and all the world was pouring its most adventurous spirits into the wilderness of California.