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Prospectors working California gold placer deposits in 1850

The California Gold Rush (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848 when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to California from the rest of the United States and abroad. The influx of gold into the money supply reinvigorated the American economy, and the population increase allowed California to go rapidly to statehood. The Gold Rush had a tragic impact on Native Californians and accelerated the Native American population's decline from disease, starvation and the California Genocide.

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-image_desc=Indonesian batik fabric|
+image_desc=Prospectors working California gold placer deposits in 1850|
-text='''Batik''' is an Indonesian word, and refers to a generic [[Resist dyeing|wax-resist]] [[dye]]ing technique used on [[textile]]. The word originates from Javanese word ''amba,'' meaning ”to write,” and the Javanese word for dot or point, ''titik.'' The technique is known to be more than one thousand years old, possibly originating in ancient [[Egypt]] or [[Sumeria]]. Batik is found in several countries in [[West Africa]] such as [[Nigeria]], [[Cameroon]], and [[Mali]], and in [[Asia]], such as [[India]], [[Sri Lanka]], [[Bangladesh]], [[Iran]], [[Thailand]], and [[Malaysia]], but the art of batik probably reached its greatest development in [[Indonesia]], and some of the finest batik cloth is still made there.
+text=The '''California Gold Rush''' (1848–1855) began on January 24, 1848 when [[gold]] was found by [[James W. Marshall]] at [[Sutter's Mill]] in [[Coloma, California]] The news of gold brought approximately 300,000 people to [[California]] from the rest of the United States and abroad. The influx of gold into the money supply reinvigorated the American economy, and the population increase allowed California to go rapidly to statehood. The Gold Rush had a tragic impact on [[Indigenous peoples of California|Native Californians]] and accelerated the [[Native American]] population's decline from disease, starvation and the [[California Genocide]].
-To make traditional batik, designs are hand-drawn with hot [[wax]] on prepared fabric, using special tools called ''cantin.'' Designs follow standardized patterns, some of which have been preserved for centuries. The wax is used to cover the areas which are to be protected from the dye. The cloth is then dyed, and additional areas are covered with wax before it is immersed in a second color of dye. This process is repeated until all of the colors have been added. The making of a fine batik can take as long as six months, and such works are highly prized.
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