The first Chinese in California arrived in 1848 and included two men and one woman. In 1849, 791 Chinese arrived. By 1852, 11,787 Chinese were in California. They were scattered all over the state, especially in the mining districts.
EARLY CHINESE IN FORT BRAGG Mendocino
Walnut Grove, Isleton, Rio Vista,
and Courtland
Locke
"the Swamp and Overflow Act of 1861"
Between 1860-1880, hundreds of miles of levees were built, and 88,000 acres of land
was reclaimed from Delta marshlands—much of this work accomplished by Chinese laborers.
“Many of the Chinese laborers from the levee project settled in Walnut Grove, Isleton, Rio Vista,
and Courtland and became farm laborers and sharecroppers.”
Chico
https://www.noplaceproject.com/chico
5 Chinese Wood Cutters were shot dead in Chico in 1877
Weaverville
Winterville
Colusa
Shasta
Niles Canyon
The Federal Commissioner’s inspection train in Niles Canyon at end of track. The Federal commissioner’s inspection qualified Western Pacific Railroad (of 1862) to receive the government bond for the construction of the first twenty miles of the railroad. The buttressed retaining wall is still in place, and portions are visible today though heavily obscured by vegetation. A portion of the wall was buried when the berm to the left of the train was plowed into the creek circa 1911.