There's Still Gold In Those Hills Essay

These two passages “There’s Still Gold in Those Hills” and “Letter From a Gold MIner” help the reader understand the history and process of Gold Mining in the U.S. Both passages give detailed information, specific instructions , and interesting background about Gold Mining. “There’s Still Gold in Those Hills” is organized in a very specific and effective way that is easy to understand. An example of the way this paragraph is organized in chronological order is “Now the gold miner is ready to dig up another shovelful of gravel and begin the process all over again.” This quote also shows that the reader can go back to the middle of the passage and find what step to do next. Another example of the way this helps the reader understand the process of gold mining in the U.S. is “How to Pan for Gold” this is a sub title of “There’s Still Gold in Those Hills” these titles help the reader understand more because it is organized in different sections, so the reader can go back to specific section and find the

One example of this is “Dear Cousin,” this shows this passage is organized in a letter format. This helps the reader understand the process because he is talking to a specific person and telling the writers cousin about a specific experience about gold mining. Another example is “We pitched our tents, shouldered our picks and shovels and with pan in hand sailed forth to try our fortunes at gold digging.” This helps the reader understand the process of gold mining because the writer is telling how the writers set up everything for the gold mining experience. This also shows that the letter is written in first person. The last example is “The tom is then placed in an oblique position, the water is brought on by means of a hose.” This shows the process because the writer is using transition words to show the process of gold mining to the reader and how it