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Gold Rush The Gold Rush first started when Colonel George Custer reported that there was gold in California in Black Hill. Gold is worth a lot of money, so this encouraged people to move out west. Many men risked and gave up everything in order to move out west, including mortgaging their houses. The population of California grew rapidly and small Gold Rush towns began to form. As surface gold began to decrease, miners came in and started mining for gold, however, this destroyed the landscape. Photo: Wile, Rob. "DEUTSCHE BANK: We're About To Witness The 'Second Gold Rush' In Global Solar." Business Insider. Business Insider, Inc, 9 Jan. 2014. Web. 2 Oct. 2015. .