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Gold find and Henry Bigler and Azariah Smith disries[edit]

That which is attributed to Bigler is merely accounts written years after the fact in the 1880s and no mention of a diary or other documentation of the time. So it us all based on recollection. No historian is going to accept that as evidence of who is it that found the sluice gold.

And, as for Smith, "The fourth division, "Gold at Sutter's Mill, July 28, 1847–June 22, 1848," .... His emotional pain heightens as he suffers from a fever. His reaction to the discovery of gold, which he calls "the root of all evil" (110), is one of contempt. Nevertheless, Smith did temporarily join in the quest for nuggets when James Marshall promised him "half we find" (112)." If this is the extent of his diary then he basically makes statements about arrangement with Marshall rather than who found the gold.

Is this really first quality documentation as to the lingering attribution of who discovered the Sutter's Mill gold? No! So to say the definitively that it has been settled by these two characterized "diaries" is false.66.74.176.59 (talk) 14:11, 28 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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Sutter's Mill vs. Gutter's Mill?[edit]

Why does the second half of this article repeatedly refer to "Gutter's Mill," with a G? This seems incorrect, since the mill was named after John Sutter, with an S. If for some reason "Gutter" can correctly be used as a synonym for "Sutter," this should be explained in the article to avoid confusion. 50.204.132.195 (talk) 23:06, 8 February 2018 (UTC)amberckerr[reply]

"El Dora" County is incorrect; should be El Dorado[edit]

The bottom of the article links to several non-existent Wikipedia pages related to "El Dora County, California." The reason these pages don't exist is that El Dora County doesn't exist. It's actually El Dorado County. I hope whoever wrote this article can fix this mistake. 50.204.132.195 (talk) 23:09, 8 February 2018 (UTC)amberckerr[reply]

Sources[edit]

García, Justin D. "California Gold Rush." Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia, edited by Carlos E. Cortés and Jane E. Sloan, vol. 1, SAGE Reference, 2014, pp. 415-418. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com.butte.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/CX3718500162/GVRL?u=orov49112&sid=GVRL&xid=d6a44fe4. Accessed 25 Feb. 2018.

Clay, Karen. "Gold Rushes." History of World Trade Since 1450, edited by John J. McCusker, vol. 1, Macmillan Reference USA, 2006, pp. 328-330. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com.butte.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/CX3447600187/GVRL?u=orov49112&sid=GVRL&xid=b8155752. Accessed 25 Feb. 2018.

"California." Worldmark Encyclopedia of the States, edited by Timothy L. Gall, 7th ed., vol. 1, Gale, 2007, pp. 73-108. Gale Virtual Reference Library, http://link.galegroup.com.butte.idm.oclc.org/apps/doc/CX2661700018/GVRL?u=orov49112&sid=GVRL&xid=2ad7e5ea. Accessed 25 Feb. 2018. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Connor Sousa (talk • contribs) 23:32, 25 February 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sutter Mill impact[edit]

The Sutter mill created a large mass of migration to California and the United States. After the finding of gold at the Sutter mill California change dramatically. California went for a small population of 14,000 of none natives to an estimated 85,000 newcomers to California in just a year. Many forms the eastern stated dropped everything they were doing to headed west in hopes of becoming rich. There was a significant mass of immigrants from multiple different countries with all the same goal. Roughly 60,000 Chinese immigrants, 7,000 Mexicans, and tens of thousands from many other different countries. This migration of people all to California created a vast diversity. Small villages and town had turned into bustling cities with all kinds of people. Cites and towns where popping up overnight all over California starting in 1849 into the early 50's. This created a handful of problems as the infrastructure for the number of people that had come was not there. These towns lacked sewage, police, fire departments and this created high death tolls. Fires were a regular occurrence and whipped out whole towns. People got sick, and diseases broke out from the lack sewage and sanitation. This caused a lot of deaths throughout California. People started to turn around and head home as they were no making money or the life was too hard for them out here. Many whites were not happy with the idea of all the foreigners taking their jobs. There where higher taxes for the foreigners and many hate crimes and riots towards the foreigners. These foreigners also helped shape California it to more of what it is today. It created a diverse state with many different ethnic groups. The Chinese immigrants contributed to the fishing industry while the Italians contributed to the development of the Napa valley wineries. Every culture has left an impact what California is today. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Connor Sousa (talk • contribs) 01:37, 9 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Closure[edit]

Google Maps reports that Sutter's Mill has been closed permanently, but I can't find anything about it online. Spartan198 (talk) 02:18, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]