Three types of placer gold mining during the California Gold Rush

When it comes to gold mining during the California Gold Rush, what many people visualize is a gold miner hunched over at a river panning for gold with a tin pan. For placer mining, which is the practice of separating heavily eroded gold from sand or gravel, gold panning is just one of the methods.
In this video, Kathy explains the use of a rocker (or cradle) and also Long Toms during the Gold Rush. While these methods were more effective, they were a lot more environmentally destructive.
Learning about the California Gold Rush, mining methods, and their environmental impacts is part of our Gold Rush school program. Interested in learning more about our school programs? Check out: sachistorymuseum.org/field-trips/
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[@Q-.-Q]

Love the historical props to illustrate how it actually worked! Can't imagine there is much gold left in the rivers...

[@estebanmorales5720]

I'm chilean.
There was a TV program that showed an interview about a minner.
This was at a southern place in Patagonia.
Years and years digging made something like millions of ants carving ways on the earth.
Like those old men you showed in your paint.... HE LOOKED LIKE THEM.
What you said was the same he told us.
Anyway, completely alone he had survived exchanging gold for food.
I mean about 30 years ago, maybe he is not alive nowadays.
Thank you for what you did.
Greetings from Chile🌹🇨🇱
So sorry if my english is not so good❤🙏🌹

[@EM_ARCHER]

I completely Cracked up at THE END!!’🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I was NOT expecting that !🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 “press the red button Jared”

[@merdelune9]

She was so adorable when she said, “press the red button, Jared.” 😂

[@davidsena1743]

Thank you! Very informative and well presented.👏

[@EM_ARCHER]

On a serious note, I never knew about the long process of mining gold back then. That was something new for my brain!🧠 👍🏻👍🏻 cool beans to that!

[@lisadieter-burns]

Great explanation! ❤️

[@kplante7881]

Thanks for sharing…!

[@TheoTheTimeTravelingMagician]

Wow!

[@AndresMorales-ug3gf]

You are the admin.

[@doctorofart]

Question. If you had to work so hard for Hold, why the, all of a sudden, rush? Something is rotten in Denmark.

[@AndresMorales-ug3gf]

Hard work

[@carboy1252]

cool

[@abarca904]

i went there and met flat howard

[@carboy1252]

Hmmm