The Pikes Peak Gold Rush

Part I of Essay
In the year 1958 the hunt for gold was strong and people didn't realize how hard it was to pan for gold. The first sign of gold was in the Ralson Creek area with around one hundred men panning for gold. Many of these miners only made twenty-five cents a day. Most of thes ....

Part II of Essay
.... either turned back or died on the way. Most of the people who did make it returned home without the riches that they came for. The people that returned home were called "Go Backs". The other men stayed behind and continued panning or opened up shops in nearby towns. The picture that the newspapers portrayed Colorado as a rich place for gold. Newspaper reporters traveled to Colorado to see what all of the hype was about. The reporters helped the population grow in the mining towns. During the winters the miners would go down to the supp ....