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When California was acquired as the result of the Mexican War, and gold was discovered in its soil, the necessity for some means of speedy transit from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast became imperative.
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Sherman points out that the discovery of gold in California intensified the need for a transit route across the isthmus.
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