[DOC] [TLE] James W. Marshall - Wikipedia [PAR] James Wilson Marshall (October 8, 1810  August 10, 1885) was an American 
carpenter and sawmill operator, who reported the finding of gold at Coloma on 
the American River in California on January 24, 1848, the impetus for the ... 
Construction continued into January 1848, when it was discovered that the 
tailrace portion... [DOC] [TLE] Jan 24, 1848: James Marshall finds gold in the American River ... [PAR] Jan 24, 2016 ... Jan 24, 1848: James Marshall finds gold in the American River ... John Wilson 
Marshall, the man that first found gold on the banks of ... newspaper and 
businessman, on the other hand, had other ideas. ... The California Gold Rush 
and the Contoversy over the State ... Odd January  Odd This Day  Read. [DOC] [TLE] Gold Discovery History | Coloma, California [PAR] Gold Discovery History on Coloma, California | On January 24, 1848, an event ... 
James W. Marshall was building a sawmill for Captain John Sutter, using water ... 
on the South Fork of the American River, called by the Nisenan people 
Cullumah. ... making the mill wheel) and the pieces in my hand and said, 'I have 
found it. [DOC] [TLE] The California Gold Rush: Luzena Stanley Wilson's ... - Digital History [PAR] Annotation: On January 24, 1848, less than 10 days before the signing of the 
peace ... James W. Marshall, who discovered the first gold bits, eventually 
became a ... The first day's slow jogging brought us to the Missouri River, over 
which we were ..... for a dollar, and a slice of salt pork as large as my hand, for the 
same price. [DOC] [TLE] Eyewitness to the Discovery of Gold at Sutter's Mill - 1848 [PAR] Jan. 24, 1894. Just forty-six (46) years ago to-day the great and memorable ... 
John A. Sutter and James W. Marshall's sawmill, on American Fork River, 
California. ... from the spot or site that Marshall had selected some time before for 
the mill. .... where we found from three to six inches of water flowing over the bed 
of rock,... [DOC] [TLE] The California Gold Rush - North Carolina Digital History - Learn NC [PAR] White and Chinese miners hoping to strike it rich during the California Gold Rush, 
1852. ... On January 24, 1848, James Marshall, overseeing construction of a 
millrace at ... Before long, San Francisco emptied as men went off to the mines, 
while its ... The amazing Cape Horn route was popular in the early days of the 
Gold... [DOC] [TLE] California Gold Rush - Legends of America [PAR] In the cold morning hours of January 24, 1848, James Marshall, ... On that 
particular morning, Marshall not only found the water to be flowing ... Stooping to 
pick it up, he looked with awe at a pea-sized gold nugget lying within his hand. ... 
East Coast of the United States to confirm that there was a gold rush in California; 
by... [DOC] [TLE] Marshall Gold Discovery - California State Parks [PAR] This day some kind of mettle was found ... Marshall found gold flakes in the ... 
American River in the Coloma Valley, ... JANUARY 24, 1848  GOLD 
DISCOVERY .... James Wilson Marshall as drawn in 1849. Early drawing of 
Sutter's Mill, ca. ... gold rose up before me at every step; ... Over the next 50 years, 
.... Hand Launch. [DOC] [TLE] James Marshall found this tiny piece of pure gold in the tailrace of ... [PAR] 1848 California Gold Rush begins John Marshall discovers gold flakes while 
building ... W. Marshall discovered gold in 1848 on the South Fork of the 
American River in the ... This is a photo of two kids before a Halloween dance on 
October 25, 1918. ..... January 24, 1848: The Day the Gold Rush Began ..... 
Sawing by hand. [DOC] [TLE] James Marshall | Story & History [PAR] The vast majority of miners during the California Gold Rush were men. ... When 
James Marshall first

Question: James Marshall found this Jan. 24, 1848, days before California was handed over to the U.S.
Answer: Gold