In a private room he showed me the first specimens of gold, that is he was not certain if it was gold or not, but he thought it might be; immediately I made the proof and found that it was gold.
-- John Sutter
   
John Sutter   Name:
John Sutter
Type:
Celebrity
Nationality:
American
Birth:
February 23, 1809
Death:
June 18, 1880
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