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California Gold Rush Crossword

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Across

2. To travel to California, you might pass through one of these dry places.
4. If you found gold, you might "stake" one of these.
5. Type of device that you might use to separate gold from other debris by shaking it from side to side.
6. Deposits of gold nuggets often found in streams.
9. A "passage" to California, not by sea.
10. Individuals who migrate to a new country or area.
11. State where John Sutter established his fort.
13. The United States President at the time.
14. Untamed lands beyond the edge of civilization.
15. Accumulation of river rocks that frequently yield gold deposits.

Down

1. _________ Nevada mountain range.
3. This is the town that has grown around Sutter's Fort.
6. This type of professional might need tools such as a pan, pick, and shovel.
7. This is the name of the river that James Marshall found gold in.
8. James A. ________ discovered gold nuggets in the tailrace of a saw mill.
11. Town currently existing where the saw mill was being erected.
12. James Marshall was hired by Capt. John Sutter to build one of these.

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