Relier Pairs SM5 U5Revision - Gold RushVersion en ligne The Ss match the phrases on the two columns to get the correct information. par Adri Adri 1 James was building 2 They wanted to keep that a secret, but many people found out about the gold. 3 The people that panned for gold 4 The miners needed a lot of 5 He saw something shining in 6 The journey to California was 7 Some people became rich, others came back home 8 Gold was first discovered by 9 After people left the towns, these were called 10 The towns where people would set up camps were called 11 Everything started in 12 People traveled by sea or equipment in order to pan for gold. on land. are called the 49ers. ghost towns. a sawmill for John Sutter. the river. It was gold. 1848. boom towns. dangerous. empty-handed. By 1849, thousands of people arrived in search of gold. James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in California.