... another ship to continue their trip. Men embarking from the East on foot were ill-prepared for frontier life. The city folks were inexperienced with shooting, riding horses, and wild animals. Plodding at painfully slow speeds in covered wagons, the men often got lost. Most potent was the lack of water on the hot, dry trail. Several men died of dehydration ... in ice cold water, digging and panning dirt. The burst of gold quantities in California had a detrimental effect, disturbing the balance between supply and demand. A dollar in the east could buy an assortment of items, but in minin...

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• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

... another ship to continue their trip. Men embarking from the East on foot were ill-prepared for frontier life. The city folks were inexperienced with shooting, riding horses, and wild animals. Plodding at painfully slow speeds in covered wagons, the men often got lost. Most potent was the lack of water on the hot, dry trail. Several men died of dehydration ... in ice cold water, digging and panning dirt. The burst of gold quantities in California had a detrimental effect, disturbing the balance between supply and demand. A dollar in the east could buy an assortment of items, but in minin...

• Word Count: 2802
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School