Field Trip



California Standard 1.4.2  Study transportation methods of earlier days.

Wells Fargo delivered mail to the mining camps in California. Later Wells Fargo had a bank and office in San Francisco. Look at the stage coaches at the Wells Fargo Museum.

In the 1850s and 1860s, stage-coaches delivered mail throughout the west. In 1857, there was a route from Texas to San Diego. Find San Diego on the map.

Visit Montana

Ghost Town

Many people went to Montana to mine for gold.

Mining for gold

Panning For Gold

People have been using gold to make jewelry for a long time You can find it in little lumps in streams here and there! Early settlers panned for gold in California.


 

Activity

Visit a Montana ghost town!

Try some fun playing activities about the Old West.