Chapter 18 Section 1 Mining Booms. PIKE’S PEAK or BUST Colorado Rockies in 1858.

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Chapter 18 Section 1 Mining Booms

PIKE’S PEAK or BUST Colorado Rockies in 1858

1858 servants made less than $1.00 a day Foreign investors $20.00 a day panning for gold underground lodes – rich streaks between layers of rock

Comstock Lode A rich lode of silver- bearing ore on the banks of the Carson River in Nevada. Henry Comstock

Carson River, Nevada

Henry Comstock owned the land Henry sold it for $11,000 & 2 mules Worth hundreds of millions in gold/silver Mining companies purchased the land Henry Comstock owned the land Henry sold it for $11,000 & 2 mules Worth hundreds of millions in gold/silver Mining companies purchased the land

Mining Booms Boomtowns Towns that grew up overnight around mining sites. Boomtowns Towns that grew up overnight around mining sites.

BOOMTOWNS: Built around mining areas Wild and lawless Vigilante groups ruled Few women and children “busted” when all ore had been mined ( 30,000 to 4,000 inhabitants) ghost towns BOOMTOWNS: Built around mining areas Wild and lawless Vigilante groups ruled Few women and children “busted” when all ore had been mined ( 30,000 to 4,000 inhabitants) ghost towns

Life of a miner *vigilantes ruled the towns *lived in boomtowns that were filled with violence (stealing and cheating were common) *Worked from daylight until dark *extravagant living and gambling (food, lodging, clothing) *fortunate miners - $2,000 a year *Women – sewed, cooked, entertained, started schools, churches, businesses - brought stability

lead copper zinc Other metals found

Government & the Railroads subsidies Rail networks wanted free land Towns offered cash subsidies 20 – 80 miles wide of land 130 mill. acres

TranscontinentalTranscontinental Railroad Omaha, Nebraska to Sacramento, California

Union Pacific – 1,038 miles Central Pacific – 742 miles

Central Pacific 10,000 Chinese Union Pacific African Americans Irish Railroad Workers

Promontory Point in Utah Territory on May 10, 1869

Effects of the Transcontinental Railway Brought thousands of workers to the west Time Zones 1883 – U.S. divided into 4 zones Coal production, RR manufactures, construction companies grew Towns sprang up along the rail lines

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