Since our list Mom was wondering why there hasn't been any mail, I thought I send some. Most people were probably busy with the THanksgiving holidays and now Christmas shopping....as I was. Today, I have a cold and will send a message instead. My ancestors (one bunch) were Cornish miners...half the clan went to Australia and my direct bunch came to the US> Ended up in South Dakota at the Homestake Gold mine eventually. Come to find out, Joseph, the eldest was in Nevada County for a while...late 1860's through 1871?...found him on that foreign born voters list and sent for the info. He had several brothers...can't find much on them. Benjamin was suppossed to be killed across the Nevada line in a mining accident in Virginia City. Have tried the cemeteries there, and the Storey County roots web...but get no responses whatsoever..The contact persons' E Mail bounces...good site!. Another brother, Nicholas was there, and cousin William Nicholas, also known as Nick. wondering if anyone has run across these names... and, a really dumb question...when emmigrants came from Great Britain to California, did the majority seem to go to the east coast and work their way across the whole US, or in fact did they arrive by ship in California ? Any ideas on this? Judy in Colorado