Question: what events happened during the gold rush?
Answer: Sutter's Mill/Coloma | January 24, 1848. James Marshall kicked off the California gold rush when he spotted some pea-sized bits of gold in a mill raceway. ... 
Mormon Island | February 1848. ... 
Bidwell's Bar | July 4, 1848. ... 
Weber's Creek | Summer 1848. ... 
Murphy's | 1848. ... 
Mariposa | 1849. ... 
Rich Bar | 1850. ... 
Comstock Lode | 1859.