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