Famous Quotes - Tags - Gold Rush (California)

  • Did God direct us so to get our living, digging where we never planted,—and He would,... More
  • Men rush to California and Australia as if the true gold were to be found in that direction; but... More
  • St. Joseph in 1859 had the bustling appearance of a great fair, with excited travelers preparing... More
  • The California fever is not likely to take us off.... There is neither romance nor glory in... More
  • The gold-digger in the ravines of the mountains is as much a gambler as his fellow in the saloons... More
  • The gold-digger is the enemy of the honest laborer, whatever checks and compensations there may... More
  • The humblest observer who goes to the mines sees and says that gold-digging is of the character... More
  • The rush to California ... and the attitude, not merely of merchants, but of philosophers and... More

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