Struck by gold fever, California Jones uses vintage pictures, nutty skits, and plenty of real information to cover Marshall's discovery at Sutter's Mill; the three main routes to California; the territory's exploding, diverse population; panning and rocker box demonstrations; underground mining; real gold versus fool's gold; women in the camps; boomtowns and ghost towns; and later gold and silver rushes. 26 minutes. ©2008.
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