MANIFEST DESTINY 1806 1855
ELECTION OF 1848 AND THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH
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Question
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Gold Panning
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Hiking through caves
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Using a rocker
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Cutting down trees
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Detailed explanation-1: -Gold is mined using four different methods. Placer mining, hard rock mining, byproduct mining and by processing gold ore.
Detailed explanation-2: -placer mining pan was the rocker, or cradle, named for its resemblance to a child’s cradle. As it was rocked, it sifted large quantities of ore. Gravel was shoveled onto a perforated iron plate, and water was poured over it, causing finer material to drop through the perforations and onto an apron…
Detailed explanation-3: -A rocker box (also known as a cradle) is a gold mining implement for separating alluvial placer gold from sand and gravel which was used in placer mining in the 19th century. It consists of a high-sided box, which is open on one end and on top, and was placed on rockers.