by Fred Kasner <fkasner@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
May 13, 2008 at 04:29 PM
GuyPatten@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> In 1850 California became a state.
> The state had no electricity. The state had no money. Almost
> everyone spoke Spanish, and the state was run by people who just barely
> spoke English. There were gunfights in the streets. Basically, it
> was just like California today, except the women had real breasts and
> the men didn't hold hands.
>
>
> GAP
>
California had discovered gold in 1848 and was by 1850 a very rich state.
FK