What was the effect? Chronology Gold Mining Method Description and Picture/s Outcome? running water earth became depleted of Sluice Box ‘continually “the carrying soil away and easy obtained gold” THEN leaving gold to sink to the bottom of the box” Hydraulic Mining (1852) using water and greater damage to the “Machine “caused blast away at gold environment, washing hoses…to FINALLY bearing mountainsides into rivers and quartz.” streams causing these waterways and their tributaries to become blocked and polluted.” How did miners and mining impact the environment of California? Lesson Question: NAME_________________________ Mining Methods: Descriptions & Effects Gold Mining Method Description What was the effect? Chronology and Picture/s Outcome?
Chronology Gold Mining Method and Picture/s Description What was the effect? Outcome? THEN Sluice Box ‘continually running water carrying soil away and leaving gold to sink to the bottom of the box” “the earth became depleted of easy obtained gold” FINALLY Hydraulic Mining (1852) “Machine using water and hoses…to blast away at gold bearing quartz.” “caused greater damage to the environment, washing mountainsides into rivers and streams causing these waterways and their tributaries to become blocked and polluted.” Lesson Question: How did miners and mining impact the environment of California? NAME_________________________ Mining Methods: Descriptions & Effects Chronology Gold Mining Method and Picture/s Description What was the effect? Outcome?