On August 19, 1849, the first steamboat arrived at Sacramento City from San Francisco. The steamer was the Edward Everett, which was captained by William V. Wells. The ship and its crew left Boston in January 1849 upon hearing news of gold in California. The ship was owned by the Boston and California Mining and Trading Company. While the Edward Everett was the first steamboat to arrive in Sacramento City, it was not the first steamboat to traverse the Sacramento River. The first steamboat that

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