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