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November 3, 1853
The Davenport Gazette
Davenport, Scott County, Iowa
What is this article about?
The Ohio Farmer opines that emigrants to California's gold fields since 1848 would have doubled gold output by farming rich Western lands instead, securing lifelong independence in Iowa without sacrificing home, health, and morals.
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The Gold Mania.
The Ohio Farmer very truthfully says:
We hazard nothing in saying that had the emigrants to California, since the discovery of gold there, gone, instead, to the rich lands of our Western States, they could have produced double the amount of all the gold dug from the mines of that El Dorado. The capital necessary to place a man in a working condition in the California mines would have settled him comfortably on an eighty-acre lot in Iowa, in a good cabin, with a team, farming utensils, provisions, &c, and insured him, instead of a chance for a little gold, the certainty of an independent position for life, without the sacrifice of home, friends, health, moral and indeed all that men should esteem valuable in life.
The Ohio Farmer very truthfully says:
We hazard nothing in saying that had the emigrants to California, since the discovery of gold there, gone, instead, to the rich lands of our Western States, they could have produced double the amount of all the gold dug from the mines of that El Dorado. The capital necessary to place a man in a working condition in the California mines would have settled him comfortably on an eighty-acre lot in Iowa, in a good cabin, with a team, farming utensils, provisions, &c, and insured him, instead of a chance for a little gold, the certainty of an independent position for life, without the sacrifice of home, friends, health, moral and indeed all that men should esteem valuable in life.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Misfortune
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Gold Mania
California Emigration
Western Farming
Iowa Settlement
Gold Rush Folly
Where did it happen?
California, Iowa, Western States
Story Details
Location
California, Iowa, Western States
Event Date
Since The Discovery Of Gold There
Story Details
Emigrants to California gold mines could have achieved greater prosperity by settling on Iowa farms, gaining certainty of independence over the risks and sacrifices of gold seeking.