goldrush

=Gold Rush= The year is 1875. A man fishing in the isolated Trout River of California has just discovered several large gold nuggets. He has reported his findings to the United States government officials. The officials are worried about another Gold Rush like the one in 1849, which was uncontrolled and led to many problems. They decide to have a competition. The small towns of Sleepyville, Deer Valley, Pinetown and Quiet Gulch all lie along the Trout River. The government offers a generous amount of the tax money that the miners will pay to the town that comes up with the best plan for managing the crowds that will come to the area once the discovery is announced. That town will be designated as the official Boom Town of 1875. Each town is asked to consider transportation, housing, and providing food and goods for the arriving miners. Preserving the area's beautiful environment is also important to the people living there, so the plans will have to assure residents that nothing will be changed. Keeping law and order in the area is also an important issue to consider. A committee from each town will be asked to present their findings to a United States government panel, who will decide where the Boom Town will be established.

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