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In January of 1848,1. James Wilson Marshall was doing some hard work right next to the American River when he came up on a nice size gold nugget!
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| yeehaw! I found me some gold. | |
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Sam Brannan the storekeeper
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| Hey James Marshall! You did, well i be dogone! My lip is close like a danm in a river! | |
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| Hey Sam Brannan! I found me some gold while working over yanda. Ay, dont say anything to any one, ok! | |
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The bomb that blew up the gold rush was Sam Brannan the storekeeperwho shouted, 'Gold! Gold! Gold from American River!'(1)
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