| Ads that made people rush west |
| Banks and Businesses "Mine" the Miners |
| California as I saw it: First Person Narratives |
| Going to California |
| Gold! |
| Gold Miners ravage lives, landscape, environment which leaves a legacy of permanent damage. |
| Gold Mining in California launches one of the world's most extensive water system. |
| Gold Mining: A Way of Life |
| Gold Mining Terms |
| Gold Rush Miners |
| Life in San Francisco before the Gold Rush. Go through the Chronology of the Gold Rush years listed under "Related Items" on the left side of this article. |
| San Francisco at the beginning of the Gold Rush |
| John Sutter's account of finding gold Bio of John Augustus Sutter |
| The Way West: The California Gold Rush |
| Women of the Gold Rush |
| Where the heck is California anyway! |