49er
California rush miner
A 49er is someone who participated in the California Gold Rush of 1849, when discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill drew thousands of prospectors westward: My great-great-grandfather was a 49er who panned for gold in the Sierra foothills.
The term now primarily refers to the San Francisco 49ers, the NFL football team named for that history.
One seeking valuable deposits
- panningLateral camera traverse
- nuggetSmall solid lump
- claimStatement of ownership or truth
- placerMineral-rich sediment accumulation
motherlode · sluice · assay · ore · vein · strike · boomtown · flume
Pro football organization
- CandlestickWax taper holder
- Super BowlPro football championship
- red and goldTwo warm hues paired
- faithfulConsistently loyal and true
Joe Montana · Jerry Rice · quarterback · touchdown · gridiron · tailgate · rivalry
One who colonizes territory
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- homesteaderOne who settles wilderness land
- wagon trainPioneers' covered convoy
- overlandVia land routes
westward · frontier · expedition · Cape Horn · covered wagon · oxen · hardship · journey
1848 gold discovery location
- SacramentoCalifornia seat of government
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
- Sierra NevadaWestern U.S. mountain range
- El DoradoFabled golden city
statehood · California Republic · Mariposa · Stockton · Marysville
Oceanic octopus or adventurer
- fortune seekerOne chasing wealth
- risk-takerOne who courts peril
- intrepidResolutely without fear
- boldCourageous and daring
daring · opportunist · dreamer · gambler · enterprising · ambitious · determined · hopeful
prospector
One seeking valuable deposits
placer · motherlode · sluice · assay · ore · vein · strike · boomtown · flume · dredge
NFL
Pro football organization
- CandlestickWax taper holder
- Super BowlPro football championship
- red and goldTwo warm hues paired
Joe Montana · Jerry Rice · faithful · quarterback · touchdown · gridiron · tailgate · rivalry
settler
One who colonizes territory
- emigrantPerson resettling in another nation
- homesteaderOne who settles wilderness land
- wagon trainPioneers' covered convoy
overland · westward · frontier · expedition · Cape Horn · covered wagon · oxen · hardship · journey · encampment
Sutter's Mill
1848 gold discovery location
- SacramentoCalifornia seat of government
- San FranciscoNorthern California metropolis
- Sierra NevadaWestern U.S. mountain range
El Dorado · statehood · California Republic · Mariposa · Stockton · Marysville
argonaut
Oceanic octopus or adventurer
- fortune seekerOne chasing wealth
- risk-takerOne who courts peril
- intrepidResolutely without fear
bold · daring · opportunist · dreamer · gambler · enterprising · ambitious · determined · hopeful · restless
- boatsboat, ship, canoe, kayak, yacht
- sailingsailboat, sailing, sails, sailboats, catamaran
- Olympic sailingFinn, Weymouth, gold medal, silver medal, bronze medal
49erhomesteader
One who settles wilderness land
sodbuster · rancher · farmer · yeoman farmer · agriculturalist