Matching Pairs SM5 U5Revision - Gold RushOnline version The Ss match the phrases on the two columns to get the correct information. by Adri Adri 1 The miners needed a lot of 2 After people left the towns, these were called 3 Some people became rich, others came back home 4 He saw something shining in 5 Gold was first discovered by 6 The towns where people would set up camps were called 7 They wanted to keep that a secret, but many people found out about the gold. 8 James was building 9 The people that panned for gold 10 People traveled by sea or 11 The journey to California was 12 Everything started in the river. It was gold. empty-handed. are called the 49ers. dangerous. ghost towns. By 1849, thousands of people arrived in search of gold. 1848. boom towns. on land. equipment in order to pan for gold. James Marshall at Sutter's Mill in California. a sawmill for John Sutter.