Leli dolobha elincane yisayithi lesigqila sokuqala segolide
UDahlonega, eGeorgia kungenzeka ukuthi akuyona indawo yokuqala abantu baseMelika abakucabanga ngayo lapho bezwa amagama athi "ukugijima kwegolide," kodwa empeleni, igolide litholakala lapha amashumi amabili eminyaka ngaphambi kokuthola imali e-California. Futhi idolobhana lihlanganisa lo mlando, linikeza izivakashi ingozi yegolide yezimayini zangempela.
Umlando Wezimayini zegolide eGahlonega
Uma sekuyingxenye yezwe laseCherokee kulokho manje eLumpkin County, iDahlonega yaba yindawo ebalulekile yezimayini zegolide ngemuva kokutholakala kwensimbi eyigugu lapha ngo-1828.
Ngokusho komlando wendawo, umzingeli wezinyamazane ogama lakhe linguBenjamin Parks ngokwezwi nezwi wawela phezu kwedwala legolide elingamakhilomitha ambalwa eningizimu yepaki yedolobha. Ngokufana nokuthi bazokwenza kanjani kamuva eCalifornia, izinkulungwane zabantu abazoba ngabamayini kanye nabathengi bezabelo kuleli dolobha elincane ezinqabeni zeBlue Ridge Mountains ukuze bazame inhlanhla. Igolide laligcwele kakhulu eDahlonega phakathi neminyaka eyi-1800 eyabonakala phansi, ngokusho komlando womlando.
Futhi njengaseCalifornia, kwakhiwa isicwebe se-US e-Dahlonega, futhi uphawu lwayo lwe "D" lubonakala kwizinhlamvu zemali zegolide ezenziwa phakathi kuka-1838 no-1861 lapho ekugcineni zavalwa.
Namuhla, i-Dahlonega ihlanganisa lelifa, izindawo zokudlela, izitolo ezincane, nemikhosi ezinikela ngezandla zegolide ezimayelana nokumbiwa kwezimayini, kufaka phakathi i-panning emfuleni.
Nakhu ukuthi ungathola kanjani igolide uma uvakashela iDahlonega, Georgia.
Imayini Yegolide Ehlanganisiwe
Le mayini inikeza uhambo lwegolide oluhambela phambili.
Kuthatha kancane kancane kunehora ukuze ubone yonke imayini engaphansi komhlaba, igcwaliswe ngamathrekhi endala, amantombazane, kanye nodumo oludumile lwe-"Glory Hole." Abavakashi bafunda ukuthi igolide lithathwe kanjani eminyakeni engama-150 eyedlule, futhi nakuba kumnandi izingane, kusukela imayini ingaphansi komhlaba umzila wokuvakasha ungathola umnyama omnyama.
Kukhona nezinqola eziningana zezinyathelo eziqinisekisiwe kodwa ezihlekisayo, ngakho-ke lesi sikhangiso asifaneleki izingane ezineminyaka engu-3 nangaphansi.
Ngemuva kokuvakasha, izivakashi zinethuba lokupaka igolide.
Imayini ye-Crisson Gold
Lo mgodi wegolide wegolide ovulekile (ngokungafani nokuvulwa ngaphansi kuka-1847), wawusesekukhiqizeni kwezohwebo kuze kube ngama-1980. Namanje zinemishini eminingi ye-antique, enye yayo isasebenza. UCrisson unegxila elikhulu ekukhanyeni kunokuvakasha, ngakho-ke kubantwana abancane, lokhu kungase kube inketho engcono kunokuhlanganiswa.
Ngemuva kokuboniswa, izivakashi zingakwazi ukufaka igolide namatshe amatshe ekamelweni labo elikhulu lokupenda. I-panning yamatshe iyigugu elikhulu lezingane. Kulula ukukwenza, futhi bazobuyela ekhaya nge-baggie encane yamatshe agqamile.
Abantu abathintekayo begolide baya kuCrisson futhi, njengoba inikeza imishini yobuchwepheshe njengama-trommels, kodwa inezinto eziningi kuwo wonke umuntu.
Izindleko zethikithi kuCrisson zihlanganisa i-pan eyodwa ye-ore yegolide, ibhakede lamabili-gallon lamatshe agugu kanye nesihlabathi, nokuhamba ngezinqola.
I-Dahlonega Gold Museum
Le myuziyamu inikeza imininingwane ejulile yokugijima kwegolide kwedolobhana, ngezindwangu zegolide, zemali zegolide, imishini kanye nemibukiso ehlangene eboniswayo. Lihlala kulokho okwakujwayele ukuba yi-Lumpkin County Courthouse, e-Register National of Historic Places, kanye nenye yezinkantolo zakudala eGeorgia.