By the Great Spoon Horn

First hand account of gold discovery: http://www.sfmuseum.net/hist6/grush.html

This link has pictures of methods of mining: http://www.sierrafoothillmagazine.com/goldmethods.html

Ideas for postcard making: http://www.malakoff.com/vsr.htm

Virtual tour of Oregon, California Trail: http://octatrails.micromaps.com/