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Prospectors rushed to California and Colorado following gold discoveries in 1848 and 1859.

Prospectors rushed to California and Colorado following gold discoveries in 1848 and 1859.

 

Prospectors rushed to California and Colorado following gold discoveries in 1848 and 1859.

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