How did people get rich from the Gold Rush?

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Did people actually get rich?

Did individuals just turn in gold from gold panning and were rich or were a select few rich because they found gold in a mine they owned?

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The people who got rich were the ones selling the “Claims” for where they could pan for gold. The vast majority of panhandlers never saw a single bit of gold and were dead broke.

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