It was primarily the business and shop owners in the west that profited the most from the California Gold Rush, since finding gold was relatively rare, but the surge of people hoping to find gold boosted the economy of the west as a whole.
It was primarily the business and shop owners in the west that profited the most from the California Gold Rush, since finding gold was relatively rare, but the surge of people hoping to find gold boosted the economy of the west as a whole.
