[DOC] [TLE] Gold discovered at Sutter's Creek - Jan 24, 1848 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Gold discovered at Sutter's Creek on Jan 24, 1848. ... A 
millwright named James Marshall discovers gold along the banks of ... He built a 
sturdy fort that became the center of his first town, New Helvetia, and .... The 
disaster came just 33 years after another terrible quake in Chile killed tens of 
thousands. [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, ... When he left the 
battalion and returned to his ranch in early 1847, he found that all his cattle had 
either... [DOC] [TLE] James Marshall - Discovering Gold in California - Legends of America [PAR] James Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in California in 1848, ... on 
January 24, 1848, he discovered gold in the water flow through the mill's tail race. 
... nothing, leaving the unlucky Marshall once again close to bankruptcy. ... him a 
two-year pension in recognition of his role in an important era in California history
. [DOC] [TLE] John Sutter and the California Gold Rush - 19th Century History [PAR] John Sutter owned the land that kicked off the California Gold Rush in 1848, but 
did ... 3. First Person Account of the Discovery of Gold 4. John C. Frmont. 5 ... 
owned Sutter's Mill, where a nugget of gold was discovered on January 24, 1848, 
... He arrived in New York, and quickly changed his name from Johann August... [DOC] [TLE] "I am bound to stick awhile longer"-- - The Bancroft Library [PAR] View of Coloma, Where the First Gold was Discovered. ... was founded at the site 
of Sutter's mill, where gold was discovered by James Marshall on January 24, 
1848. ... of the discovery of gold at Sutter's saw mill on the American River. ... By 
1852 he was bankrupt, his rancho ruined, and squatters .... Last update 4/27/98. [DOC] [TLE] The Life of John Sutter [PAR] At the age of thirty-one, he left his wife and four children in Germany and started 
his ... After arriving in America, Sutter headed west for Missouri where he worked 
as a merchant and innkeeper for several years. ... The sawmill was almost 
completed when, on January 24, 1848, James Marshall discovered gold in the 
tail race. [DOC] [TLE] Pony Express Historical Timeline | Pony Express [PAR] January 24, 1848: Gold is discovered in California at Sutter's Mill by James W. ... 
The Mormon War in 1857 would almost bankrupt the firm due to losses from ... 
Cheering crowds waived at Fry as he made his way through streets of St. Joseph. 
.... Four years after starting a mail and stage service in Texas, Ficklin returned to... [DOC] [TLE] The man who discovered gold and ignited the California Gold Rush ... [PAR] Aug 26, 2016 ... The man who discovered gold and ignited the California Gold Rush died 
penniless in a small shack ... On the morning of January 24, 1848 Marshall was 
examining the channel below the mill when he noticed some shiny ... In May 
1890, five years after Marshall's death, Placerville Parlor #9 of the Native... [DOC] [TLE] James Marshall's discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in ... - Pinterest [PAR] ... Mill in California on January 24, 1848, started the California Gold Rush | See ... 
established near Coloma when gold was discovered in January of 1848. .... He 
gained tremendous fame for his said heroic actions at the Battle of Shiloh. .... 
1913 - After parcel post service was introduced in 1913, at least two children 
were. [DOC] [TLE] The Gold Rush: Behind the Hype - FoundSF [PAR] 24, 1848, when James Marshall supposedly first discovered gold near Coloma ... 
the gold rush--unlike Marshall and Sutter, who died sick and bankrupt years later, 
... Brannan chose to announce

Question: Four years after gold was found at his mill on January 24, 1848, he was bankrupt
Answer: John Sutter