Caleco Glitter Rush

The Caleco Glitter Rush was a Glitter rush that began when Glitter was found washed ashore of the rivers on Caleco . The news of Glitter brought approximately 300,000 people to Caleco from the rest of the planet and abroad space. The sudden influx of Glitter into the money supply reinvigorated the Calecan economy. The Glitter Rush had severe effects on Native Calecans and resulted in a precipitous native population decline from disease, genocide and starvation. By the time it ended, Caleco had gone from a thinly populated wasteland territory, to a hotly contested planet full of wealth and crime.

Glitter can be cultivated from mines, panning, farms, glitter fields, dams etc. People mine for glitter, but it is really dangerous; the risks including: crushed in mines, explosions, fire, bandits.

Slaves are not supposed to be used in the mining industry, thought some territories out in the middle of nowhere still use slaves.

The Conflict

Outcome

Rise of crudely built towns and villages, as well as the rise of solid, permanent towns. Glitter mining operations sprouted up everywhere across the planet, with the hopes of striking it rich.

Aftermath

Towns and cities became trade hubs for interplanetary business. Only real glitter mining operations remain, and are now hotbeds of theft, corruption, death and destruction. Caleco has become the wild west due to the Glitter Rush.
The effects of the Glitter Rush were substantial. Whole indigenous societies were attacked and pushed off their lands by the glitter-seekers, called "sixty-niners" (referring to 1869, the peak year for Glitter Rush immigration). Outside of Sac(now known as Old Sac), the first to arrive were from all over Caleco in late 1868. Of the approximately 300,000 people who came to Caleco during the Glitter Rush, about half arrived by sea and half came overland on the Caleco Trail and the Pyrona River trail; sixty-niners often faced substantial hardships on the trip. While most of the newly arrived were Calecans, the glitter rush attracted thousands from the moons and other planets. Agriculture and ranching expanded throughout the state to meet the needs of the settlers. San Francisco grew from a small settlement of about 200 residents in 1866 to a boomtown of about 36,000 by 1862. Roads, churches, schools and other towns were built throughout Caleco. In 1869 a planetary constitution was written. The new constitution was adopted by referendum vote, and the future state's interim first governor and legislature were chosen. In September 1870, Caleco became a state.
At the beginning of the Glitter Rush, there was no law regarding property rights in the goldfields and a system of "staking claims" was developed. Prospectors retrieved the glitter from streams and riverbeds using simple techniques, such as panning. Although the mining caused environmental harm, more sophisticated methods of glitter recovery were developed and later adopted around the world. New methods of transportation developed as steamships came into regular service. By 1879, railroads were built from Sac all over Caleco. At its peak, technological advances reached a point where significant financing was required, increasing the proportion of glitter companies to individual miners. Glitter worth tens of billions of today's US dollars was recovered, which led to great wealth for a few, though many who participated in the Caleco Glitter Rush earned little more than they had started with.

Start Date

1869

Ending Date

1880

Conflict Result

Caleco had gond from a thinly populated wasteland territory, to a hotly contested planet full of wealth and crime.

Location

Caleco