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1. California Gold Rush

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   The economic structure of the mining camps was characterized by high inflation. Basic commodities, such as shovels, preserved eggs, and pre-fabricated wooden slats, often cost ten to twenty times their value in the East. This high cost of living inadvertently facilitated the rise of mercantile figures like Leland Stanford, who profited immensely by supplying necessities rather than …