The largest group of forty-niners in 1849 were Americans, arriving by the tens of thousands overland across the continent and along various sailing routes (the name "forty-niner" was derived from the year 1849).
Den største gruppe forty-niners i 1849 var amerikanere, som ankom i titusindvis over land og ad forskellige sejlruter. (navnet "forty-niner" blev afledt af året 1849).