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Gold!

When word reached the East that gold had been found in California, your brothers got "gold fever." Along with thousands of young men, they headed west. Most of the "Forty Niners" never found a single nugget, but amazingly enough, your brothers are among the lucky ones. They staked their claim on a stream that turns out to flow from a vein of gold big enough to mine. They send you a telegram and urge you to come out as soon as you can. They want you to set up a boardinghouse for the men who are working in their mine. You do not hesitate. This is your chance to make more money than you ever will in Lowell. You pack your belongings and set out for California.

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