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1. Mining and Railroading Boom Towns What was a strike of gold? How did mining and railroading draw people into the West? gold 1. Mining and Railroading Boom Towns Many Americans were lured to the West by the chance to strike it rich by mining gold and silver. The Western Mining boom had begun with the California Gold Rush of In California, miners searched for new strikes of gold and silver. What was a strike of gold? When someone finds land that is loaded with gold.