USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -You start to stake your claim by physically marking the boundaries as required by the laws in the state where it is located. Generally this is done by piling some rocks to make a marker or using a post. Different states have different rules in regards on how to properly staked and how the boundaries need to be marked.

Detailed explanation-2: -Gold panning is mainly a manual gold separation technique from other materials. Large, shallow pans are filled with gold-containing sand and gravel. The pan is submerged and shaken in water, sorting the gravel gold and other material. It quickly settles down to the bottom of the pan as gold is much denser than rock.

Detailed explanation-3: -idiom. If you stake a claim to something, you say or show that you have a right to it and that it should belong to you: He marked the spot on his map where he had seen the gold and returned later that month to stake his claim. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

Detailed explanation-4: -Gold, like most metals, can be hammered into thin sheets (malleable) or drawn out into thin wires (ductile). This has made gold sought after for a wide range of applications, like jewellery and in electronics.