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Originally Posted by Ethersync
Well, it wasn't called the Wild West for nothing  Hell, California was not even a state until a couple years into the Gold Rush. There were gold rushes all over the world during this time and before and after this time. Anyways, what's your point? |
It was America's gold rush that sparked that economic boom. It was the same situation before the big rush, and people weren't sitting pretty or being taxed.