The California gold rush is remembered for the hundreds of thousands of people who came to look for gold. But there is another side to this story. Newspapers of the time documented scalping rewards and violence against indigenous communities. These records survive today. The settlers destroyed the Indians by any means.

The California gold rush is remembered for the hundreds of thousands of people who came to look for gold. But there is another side to this story. Newspapers of the time documented scalping rewards and violence against indigenous communities. These records survive today. The settlers destroyed the Indians by any means.