Hi Jim, I don't have the ending to the Achoon - Shoon-Foke saga, but I will look for it next trip to the Library. I am quite certain that the steamers stopped in San Francisco. There would have been river barges to bring passengers on up to Sacramento. Betty > Hi Betty, > > Was the report on the Steamship Panama copied from San Francisco or > did it actually steam upriver to Sacto? I can't imagine how bad > steerage was on that ship. > > Let us know how the ACHOON - SHOON-FOKE case comes out. I doubt it > was a language issue. ;o) > Love the writing style. > Jim >>