Canadian merchant William Perkins described the mining town of Sonora in 1849: Here were to be seen people of every nation in all varieties of costume, and speaking 50 different languages, and yet all mixing together amicably and socially. (Calisphere.org)
California from the start to the closing of the Gold Rush in 1855 grew exponentially. It became a free state; the population had become diversified and had a booming economy. Everything past to present in the state of