Genealogist's Handbook for Upper Saint John Valley ResearchVolume III in Louis Rasmussen's distinguished series dealing with passenger arrivals at the port of San Francisco covers a seven month period during which approximately 25,000 persons arrived at the port of San Francisco nearly 50% more than the number of arrivals for the preceding 18 month period covered in Volume II. The year 1852 witnessed a surge in migration to California, and this volume reflects the initial thrust of that surge. The passenger