Across
- 2. Rapidly growing mining settlement
- 5. Method of searching for gold in riverbeds
- 6. Temporary settlement for miners
- 7. Surname of owner of the mill where gold was discovered
- 8. A deposit of gold or minerals within a rock
- 9. A small piece of gold
- 12. Type of mining that used high-pressure water jets
- 13. Person who searched for gold
- 14. To search for gold or valuable minerals
Down
- 1. Nickname for gold seekers who arrived in 1849
- 3. Excitement and obsession over finding gold
- 4. Fine particles of gold found in rivers and streams
- 5. Tool used to search for gold in rivers
- 6. Device used to wash gold-bearing soil
- 10. Rush Historical event that attracted thousands to California
- 11. Tool used for digging in mines
- 15. Hasty movement of people to a gold-rich area
- 16. A piece of land for mining