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Food supply regions for the California Gold Rush

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  • 1983
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  • The California Geographer 23: 36-50
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  • Prior to January 24, 1848, California was a distant, pastoral territory of the United States. On that date, the foreman of a sawmill construction crew discovered gold on the banks of the American River, and the non-Indian population of approximately 10,000 exploded to more than 200,000 by the end of 1850. At least 100,000 more were added by 1855. Settling throughout the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and other California mountain ranges, this vast army of miners created a huge demand for food supplies which immediately outstripped California's small agricultural output.
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