gold rush
By the winter of 1848, whispers of a gold strike had drifted eastward across the country--but few easterners believed. ... The gold discovery needed validation, and President James Polk delivered just that in early December, 1848: President James Polk: "The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by authentic reports of officers in the public service. ... We look for an addition within the next four years equal to at least One Thousand Million of Dollars to the gold in circulation." By early 1849, gold fever was an epidemic. Discussions of gold could be heard at nearly every kitchen table in the nation. ... By the winter of 1848, whispers of a gold strike had drifted eastward across the country--but few easterners believed. ... The gold discovery needed validation, and President James Polk delivered just that in early December, 1848: President James Polk: "The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by authentic reports of officers in the public service. ... We look for an addition within the next four years equal to at least One Thousand Million of Dollars to the gold in circulation." By early 1849, gold fever was an epidemic. Discussions of gold could be heard at nearly every kitchen table in the nation. ... By the winter of 1848, whispers of a gold strike had drifted eastward across the country--but few easterners believed. ... The gold discovery needed validation, and President James Polk delivered just that in early December, 1848: President James Polk: "The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by authentic reports of officers in the public service. ... We look for an addition within the next four years equal to at least One Thousand Million of Dollars to the gold in circulation." By early 1849, gold fever was an epidemic. Discussions of gold could be heard at nearly every kitchen table in the nation. ... By the winter of 1848, whispers of a gold strike had drifted eastward across the country--but few easterners believed. ... The gold discovery needed validation, and President James Polk delivered just that in early December, 1848: President James Polk: "The accounts of the abundance of gold in that territory are of such extraordinary character as would scarcely command belief were they not corroborated by authentic reports of officers in the public service.