They were 12 inches long and also show cinemters
I'm not an expert on this but I'm speculating "fracking"
Which uses high water pressure to extract the coal.
James W. Marshall discovered gold in the Sutter Creek area of Colona, California on January 24, 1848 while working to construct a mill.
I don't know if this will help but maybe because no rights of citizenship were extended to African Americans and any successes they achieved was only permitted within a circumstated area.....Hope that helps