Scioly Assassination 124: Fool's Gold

[Assassinator]

"Ladies and gents, gold has been discovered in California! We, Sciolyville, will be sending a group of fortune-seekers west to bring back fame and riches! Anyone who wishes to strike it rich, sign up here! Be quick, spots are limited!"
*raucous applause*
"OH YEAH MAN SIGN ME UP!"
"I CALL DIBS!"
"Yes, yes, in an orderly fashion now, please."
In the midst of all of the chaos, a hooded figure steps up.
"What about the dangers?"
"Dangers? Oh, not much. Just the occasional risk of starvation, exposure, drowning. Nothing to be worried about."
"You don't suppose there will be... gruesome murder?"
The crowd falls silent.

1. The officers will be the next five people who post in the forum with a fact about the California Gold Rush. Put in a bit of thought before posting. If you have not been around for a while, it is less likely that you will be able to identify me.
2. There will be no informants, but civilians may post.
3. I will provide clues which plainly point to my next victim, and occasionally to myself.
4. Each clue will last around 48 hours unless explicitly said otherwise, after which I will make my kill. If my response time is not within 10 days of the original timeline for a clue, all of the officers to post with a declaration of my tardiness, provided that they post before I post the next clue, will receive a free accusation.
5. I will kill administrators and moderators if I please. I trust they will be good sports if they get killed and not reveal my identity.
6. Officers may protect one person per clue or make one accusation, but may not both protect and accuse.
7. Once an officer has made three incorrect accusations, he or she may not accuse or protect anyone. After this occurs, the officer may be replaced if someone else can correctly solve the next clue and PM the answer to me.
8. When accusing someone of being Assassinator you must use the following template: "I accuse (place name here) because (give reason here)." If you don't use this template when accusing the accusation won't count.
10. Once "killed," a user may not post about the identity of the Assassinator. Absolutely no ghosts at all, or I might consider killing you twice.
11. Each officer will start off with one accusation, and will gain one accusation with each correct protect they make.
12. I win after 15 incorrect accusations have been made, but the number needed to win goes down by one with each kill, or I win if I kill all the officers before you figure out who I am. The officers win if you correctly identify me before this happens.
13. I may or may not continue to post with my true account, and may provide hints there.
14. Absolutely no spam. If a post does not serve any purpose other than to take up space or commit a redundant act, it qualifies as spam.
15. If I see it fit, I may decide to add rules during the game.

[TheChiScientist]

The California gold rush is why there was a mass migration towards the west coast back in the 1800's.

[kate!]

92% of the prospectors of the gold rush were men.

[hippo9]

The California Gold Rush started in 1848.

[Benewcomb]

I would love to, but I have a shirt ton of Aleks to do every week and I can’t not do them.

not that y’all care

[dxu46]

I'll join depending on what happens tomorrow, I'm kind of scared about going into high school.

[linzhiyan]

The California Gold rush lasted approximately 7 years (1848-1855).

[MadCow2357]

Dang it I think I missed the officer spot . 750,000+ lbs of gold were extracted by miners in the California Gold Rush.

That fact was just in case.

[kate!]

Dang it I think I missed the officer spot . 750,000+ lbs of gold were extracted by miners in the California Gold Rush.

That fact was just in case.

You didn't miss it, you'll be the last officer. Dxu didn't post a fact.

[Benewcomb]

There’s still one more spot