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