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