Other Ways to Get Gold - INFORMATIONAL

People came to San Francisco for the gold rush. They also came to start a new life and to have more land. It was a great opportunity for women to earn money by house cleaning, running boarding houses, cooking, and washing laundry.

Many people got rich of off the miners. Many smart men got rich from being barbers because the people had to pay them which gave barbers and others lots of money. Taverns also made people rich by putting high prices on drinks. Mining towns also needed banks. Bankers earned money by living and working in mining towns.

In conclusion, most people who weren't searching for gold got rich from gold by following the miners west. The people who went with the miners made the towns, towns. Taverns gave entertainment, cooks fed the miners, and women helped the miners with household chores.