Because the city had all the longing and energy of the Gold Rush and resulting, the city population quickly increased. As soon as discovery of gold in Sacramento Valley, San Francisco became suddenly a famous and exciting city. Some of the important mines were Coloma, Mormon Island, Rich Bar, Weber's Creek. In the first few years of the Gold Rush, close to 200,000 people were migrated to California. Yerba Buena Cove in 1850s - Photo credit: OpenSFHistory / The long and tough journeys, even sometimes resulting in disaster, in the 1850s eleven ships were lost at Cape Horn, and some of them never been found ending miners life. If we consider at least one-third (1/3) of the population came overseas, we can see that miners had long voyages for four to eight months. If you are not rich enough to travel from this route, you had to have an average journey of weeks or months. The famous route was through Panama, as there was a recently built railway, lowering travel time down to days or from some locations to few hours. Yerba Buena Merchants in 1850s - Photo credit : OpenSFHistory / According to one of the lively contemporary chronicles, the richest men in San Francisco have made the best portion of their wealth by the possession of the real estate. Even real estate became incredibly important as there was a high demand for accommodation. The excitement of gold spread up and down in California. These shops were later completely emptied. Some of the items were sold out quickly including picks, shovels, food, clothes, canvas, lanterns, or anything that gold seekers need. Starting with Gold Rush, people were stunned and rushed to grog shops, to collect the necessary supplies. In this week’s blog, we will explain the era of the Gold Rush and mention some of the main important events for you were to know. If we look at the history of San Francisco, we come across many different ages and realize how life changed over time. If you are often visiting or living in San Francisco, it might seem changeless but, it is known that San Francisco is shifting, forever being built, and evolving.

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