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Peruvians and The California Gold Rush

Did you know that during the gold rush days of California many Peruvians took part in attempting to retrieve some gold?

Here is a small excerpt* that we found interesting:

In Sonora, (CA) William Perkins, a twenty-two year old Canadian who got there in late June (1848), thought he had never seen a more beautiful or romantic spot. The tents and brush shelters were decorated with gaudy hangings of silk, fancy cottons, flags, brilliant goods of every description. Gold and silver-plated saddles lay on the ground. Mexicans in multicolored serapes mingled with Peruvians in white cotton ponchos and Chileans in dark wool....

*Paraphrased from the book 'Gold Dust' by Donald Dale Jackson.
Your webmaster has read this book and can highly recommend it.
 

Posted Apr 2008

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