<P> The participants in the gold rush were known as `` Fifty - Niners '' after 1859 , the peak year of the rush and often used the motto Pike 's Peak or Bust ! But in fact the location of the Pike 's Peak Gold Rush was 85 miles ( 137 km ) north of Pike 's Peak . It was only named Pike 's Peak Gold Rush because of how well known and important Pike 's Peak was . </P>
<P> The participants in the gold rush were known as `` Fifty - Niners '' after 1859 , the peak year of the rush and often used the motto Pike 's Peak or Bust ! But in fact the location of the Pike 's Peak Gold Rush was 85 miles ( 137 km ) north of Pike 's Peak . It was only named Pike 's Peak Gold Rush because of how well known and important Pike 's Peak was . </P>
who used the phrase pikes peak or bust
who used the phrase pikes peak or bust
participants in the gold rush were known as `` Fifty - Niners '' after 1859
participants in the gold rush were known as `` Fifty - Niners '' after 1859