 Kunyange zvazvo nharaunda yacho yakanga yacherwa kwemakore mashomanene, mashoko okurova akapararira kuSan Francisco apo gavhuna weColony yeVancouver Island, James Douglas, akatumira nhumbi dzeoresi kumakambani anogadzira mari muguta iroro. Vanhu vaiva muSan Francisco nemuminda yegoridhe yeCaliforniaakagamuchira mashoko acho nomufaro. Mumwedzi mumwe chete varume 30 000 vakanga vauya kuzorwisa Victoria. 4 000 ava vakatanga kutamira kuGold Rush vaiva vokuChina. Kusvikira panguva iyoyo, musha wacho wakanga une vagari vanenge 500 bedzi. Ichi chakanga chiri chinyorwa chokutama kukuru kwavagari vomumigodhi pamuganhu weNorth America, kunyange zvazvo varume vakawanda zvikurusa vakabatanidzwa mukutsvaka ndarama kweCalifornia neColorado. 