So Sutter gave up the mining idea and tried to start a town, called "Sutterville," nearby. He’d thought he’d make money selling supplies and plots of land. But his agents cheated him, and he went broke.
Within a year John Sutter had given up his California dreams entirely and slunk off to Washington, D.C., where he would later die, alone and penniless, in a hotel room.
Sutter’s Mill is now a ghost town. The settlement around Sutter’s Fort grew into what became Sacramento, California’s capital city.
But Sutter’s name can still be found there. The fort has been restored as a California state historic park and tourist attraction.
strike it rich:发现丰富的矿藏,走运
pan: 淘金
ghost town: 废弃的城镇
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