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