How did James W. Marshall discover gold at California's American River?
A) John Sutter had sent him there for that purpose.
B) Marshall was in search of silver, which he had previously mined in Nevada.
C) Marshall caught nugget accidentally, while fishing.
D) Marshall was building a sawmill at the river on behalf of John Sutter.
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