Addendum to the Gold Rush years

The history of San Francisco is so fascinating, I decided to add another tidbit.  Once the gold rush started, ship crews would abandon ship and head for the hills to make their own fortunes.  At one time, there were 700 ships in the harbor of San Francisco, many abandoned.  In order to man the ships, certain unscrupulous saloon owners would spike the drinks of young men with opium, then drag them out to the ships while they were unconscious.  This practice became known as "shanghai'd"!