California Leaving

Gold was discovered at Sutter's Mill in 1848, and the rush was on. California became the idea du jour for a new life, with a dream of riches thrown in. But the story of California has older versions -- such as the tragic one, starting around 1769, when Spanish missionaries came to spread Christianity among the natives of old Alta California.

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