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the migration
there were roughly 157,000 people in the state California 150,000 Native Americans, 6,500 of Spanish or Mexican and fewer than 800 non-native Americans. -
the start of the gold rush
James marshal was the first to find gold and then john scutters mill when the news hit about gold in California every one knew it was time to mine. immigrants and Americans all flooded California for one sole purpose to get gold.