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What Are The Origins Of The Terms 'Bull' And 'Bear'?

- Bron Suchecki - Perth Mint Blog

The story I heard came from the heart of the gold fields during the start of the New York bankers financing of the mining activities in the territory quickly added to the US as the state of California. From California historical marker # 269 in the hamlet of Mokelumne Hill:

Mokelumne is an Indian word, first applied to the nearby river. Earliest settlement at Happy Valley by French trappers. Gold discovered by discharged members of Stevenson's Regiment in 1848. Center of richest placer mining section of Calaveras County and one of the principal mining towns of California.

Corral Flat produced over thirty millions in gold. Sixteen feet square constituted a claim. The so-called French War for possession of gold mines occurred in 1851.

"Calaveras Chronicle" established in 1850. Fights between grizzly bear and bulls amused early residents. At one time headquarters of Joaquin Murieta. Town destroyed by fires in 1854, 1864, and 1874.

County seat of Calaveras County from 1853 to 1866.

(This is the same Calaveras County of the Jumping Frog fame.)

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Beginning of the headline :Right now there’s much discussion about whether gold is headed for a bear market after its decade-long bull run. Time will tell, but the current debate may make you wonder how ‘bull’ and ‘bear’ entered the financial lexicon? A bull is a boisterous, charging animal that throws its victim up in the air... Read More

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