“Gold! Gold! From the American River (Adkins,14)!” In January of 1848 James marshall had discovered gold in what is still Calfornia. It took a long time for the news to spread ,but once it did people from all over the world went to California in hope of getting rich by the California gold rush, Individuals had to face plenty of challenges to get to the california gold rush like the living condition, the risks they had to take, and the disease the miners and pioneers had to overcome to survive. The miners living conditions on the way to the gold rush were horrible, some say. Miners describe the living conditions on the boasts as smelly, dirty, and very crowded. The living conditions on the boats were not good at all, but neither were the living
