Was the Gold Rush bad for California?
This demand led to large scale logging and contributed to deforestation. Mining requires water, so dams were built that changed the course of rivers. Hydraulic mining washed sediment into riverbeds and lakes, threatening agriculture development.
This demand led to large scale logging and contributed to deforestation. Mining requires water, so dams were built that changed the course of rivers. Hydraulic mining washed sediment into riverbeds and lakes, threatening agriculture development.