16 (D-115) Gold and Silver: O My Darling Clementine

16. (D-115)
-California, The Golden State. Forty-niners (49ers) were adventurers and gold-seekers who went to California in 1849 after hearing of the discovery of gold at Sutter’s mill in 1848. The Gold Rush of 1849.
-Nevada, The Silver State. Silver mining in Nevada began in 1858. In 2006, Nevada was the United State's second-largest producer of silver, after Alaska.

Do you know this song? O My Darling Clementine. (1884) A sad lover sings about his darling, the daughter of a miner during the 1849 California Gold Rush. Clementine has died in an accident. However, it is not a sad song. Listen.(1) Listen and read. (2) How did she die? You can listen, read....and sing!

(1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efVt4B6W4UI&feature=related
(2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6AX8Ega7UY&feature=related

Jane

VOCABULARY
to seek = to look for; gold-seekers = the people who looked for gold
Sutter's mill = John Sutter's sawmill ("scierie")
The Gold Rush = "La Ruée vers l'Or"