Hi Linda, you state that a person landed in America in 1866 and proceeded thru the Panama Canal to San Francisco. The only thing wrong with this is that the Panama Canal construction started in 1881 and was not completed until 1914. You can check this out thru Google. or cut & paste this site. _http://www,eclipse.co.uk/~s15763/panama.htm#history_ (http://www,eclipse.co.uk/~s15763/panama.htm#history) BILL WELLS Anaheim California BREATAX@AOL.COM