Pen pictures from the garden of the world, or Santa Clara county, California, Part 1

Author: Foote, Horace S., ed
Publication date: 1888
Publisher: Chicago : The Lewis Pub. Co.
Number of Pages: 844


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M. L.


GENEALOGY COLLECTION


ALLEN COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY 3 1833 01102 7890


DAKLENO TRIBUNE 4/3/46


Ramblings in Romance


Last week R. R. Stuart was telling us of the time when he was on the trail of a copy of the Santa Clara volume "Pen Pictures of the Garden of the World" which contained an intro- duction by Judge David Belden. The search took Stuart to a farm near Coyote and uncov- ered not only the book but a coincidence. The book was found discarded with rubbish and when Stuart offered a dollar the woman of the farm was surprised. Then she turned the pages, saw what it was and said, "If grandfather's write-up is in this book I wouldn't sell it at any price." "I don't think you'll find your grandfather's biography in this book," I replied. "You'll find that in the Santa Clara County history which was published in 1881." "She was referring to Orvis Stevens," says Stuart, "who came to California in 1852. After a pre- liminary year in the mines on the Yuba River and some farming and stock-raising experience in another part of the State, he had moved to a farm in Santa Clara County. Along about 1875, he rented the 'Twelve-Mile House' and for a number of years operated a store, blacksmith shop and postoffice in connection with the hotel. The old inn still serves the public at Coyote. As she stood thumbing through the leaves, something green and crisp slipped out and flut- tered to the ground. It was a five-dollar bill. At first she appeared to think I was in some way mixed up with the money, but since that didn't make sense, the solution finally occurred to her. The book had belonged to her parents, and years before when she was a girl and lived at home, her mother had said to her one day: 'I've put five dollars in the Bible, and I can't find it.' Accordingly they got down the Bible and the whole family had taken turns in search- ing for the bill. It was never found, and many and sinister had been the suggested solutions of the mystery. Of course, the mother had con- fused the two big books, and the bill had lain hidden all these years. Under the circum- stances, she was glad to sell the history for $1.00, since she was, in reality, getting $6.00 for something she had thrown away."


PEN PICTURES


FROM THE


Garden of the World


-OR-


SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA. Illustrated.


Containing a History of the County of Santa Clara from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its Prospective Future; with Profuse Illus- trations of its Beautiful Scenery, Full-Page Por- traits of Some of its most Eminent Men, and Biographical Mention of Many of its Pioneers and also of Prominent Citizens of To-day.


-


EDITED BY H. S. FOOTE.


CHICAGO: The Lewis Publishing Company. 1888.


PACIFIC PRESS PUBLISHING COMPANY.


OAKLAND, CAL.,


PRINTERS, ELECTROTYPERS, AND BINDERS.


ONTENT


דות


ENERAL


ISTORY.


General Description .


.17,


26


Native Races ..


27


Spanish Occupation .


28


Mission of Santa Clara


28, 29,


3


Pueblo of San Jose


29,


30


Vancouver's Report.


Alameda.


31, 119


Early Spanish Customs


The Rodeo


32


The Matanza.


33


Architecture


33


Agriculture


33


Laws, etc.


35


Church at the Pueblo.


Secularization of the Mission


35


36


First Census (Mexican). 36 First Foreigners. .37, 38, 58 38


The Murphy Party.


Schallenberger's Story.


48


County Hospital. 140


Almshouse.


141


Schools


142


State Normal School. 143


Santa Clara College.


I44


First American Flag. 68


Discovery of Gold.


70


San Jose as Capital of the State.


71


New Almaden Quicksilver Mines


214


Grandma Bascom's Story


71


Leland Stanford, Jr., University


145


Post-office


216


Board of Trade, San Jose


670


The First Legislature.


74


City Government of San Jose.


147


City Officers.


151


Public Improvements.


671


The Death Penalty.


672


Temperature.


672


IOGRAPHICAL


KETCHES.


A


Adams, T. B. 275


Agnew, Abram. 445


Ahlers, Henry C. 380


Ainsworth, William. 530


Albee, O. J.


467


Alexander, W. G.


307


Allen, S. R. 477


Alley, O. F.


Allison, O. U.


Allison, W. D. 384


Anderson, Neil. 628


Anderson, Philip. 530


Angney, W. Z .. 313


Apperson, R. W.


443


Aram, Joseph. 553


578


Archer, Lawrence. 90


Argall, F. L.


404


Arnerich, Mateo. 420


Arnold, Mrs. O


351


Arthur, J. C.


455


Arthur J. G.


595


Ashley, A. N.


530


A hley, John T 529


Marshall-15.00


County Government, etc.


75,


76


Land Titles.


76


Private Land Agents


76, 77, 216


Grants to the Pueblo 77


Mission Grants


78


Agricultural Society.


Suertes.


78


167


History of Horticulture


170


Settlers' War


80


Survey of City of San Jose 80


Five-hundred-acre Lots. 81


Bench and Bar


82


The Press.


102


Political Record. 109


Railroads.


123


The Lick Observatory.


126


Old Landmarks


135


Santa Clara County in the War.


137


Santa Clara.


205


County Institutions.


139


Court House


139


County Jail 140


Lexington.


213


Alma.


213


Wrights


213


Milpitas


213


Alviso.


213


Mountain View


214


Mountain View Station.


214


College of Notre Dame.


I44


Mayfield.


214


University of the Pacific.


145


Hotel Vendome, San Jose.


670


California Admitted as a State 74


County Boundaries.


75


Fire Department.


154


River Improvements.


158


Sewerage System.


160


Financial Operations of the County 162 Petroleum and Natural Gas 164


History of Viticulture.


180


Quito Oilve and Vine Farm


184


Churches-San Jose. 186


Artesian Wells.


189


Banks-San Jose. 190


Societies-San Jose 192


Roads and Highways.


119


Manufacturing Industries.


195


Fredericksburg Brewery 197


Street Railroads.


201


Gilroy 201


Los Gatos. 208


Saratoga


212


Donner Party.


58 63


Micheltorena War


Mexican War.


Battle of Santa Clara


63 67


The First Constitution 72 Garden City Business College. 145


663


1158673


CONTENTS.


Askam, O. P. 516


Atkinson, W. W. 608


Austin, C. D. 328


Austin, D. B. 306


Auzerais, John E


523


Ayer, S. F.


522


B


Babb, Clement E. 251


Babb, John P. 252


Bachman, B. F. 321


Badger, John W 453


Bailey, D. C. 650


Baker, R. J. 451


Balbach, John. 569


Baldacci, S. 508


Ball, Peter.


645


Ballard, F. D


442


Ballou, J. Q. A


227


Baltz, Peter.


404


Banks, Rolla.


322


368


Barker, S. A. 99


Barnes, Thatcher F. 485


Barney, John W. 256


Barron, Edward 490


Bartlett, B. L.


316


Barton, Joseph.


267


Bassett, Bruce A. 354


Bassignano, V. 635


Baumgartner, F. A. 390


Beach, E.


564


Beach, Tyler.


506


Beal, G. P ..


400


Beans, T. E. 190


Beauchamp, William. 478


Beaumont, J. B. 598


Beaumont, J. M. 599


Beck, M. W. 288


Belden, David. 84 Bellew, M 221


Bennett, A. G. 398


Bennett, Wirt K. 557


Benson, Henry M. 378


Berghauser, J. G. F 439


Bergin, John J.


646


Berreyessa, J. J.


488


Berryman, Arthur 326


Besse, H. T. 459


Billings, Moses F


432


Bishop, Samuel A.


657


Bitancourt, A. I.


606


Blabon, W. L


316


Black, John C.


94


Blackmar, F. W. 440


Blaine, George.


655


Blake, D. H.


469


Blake, F. W.


106


Campbell, J. H.


96


Campbell, William


525


Canney, J. D.


566


Block, Abram.


264


Canright, F. P.


565


Bodley, Thomas. 634 Carrel, Henry 439


Bohlmann, Frank.


348


Carpenter, H. F


291


Bollinger, A. J.


465


Carson, George.


595


Cash, A. B.


545


Castro, C. 350


Cavallaro, L. S. 372


Boots, William. 275


Bopp, Charles F 454


Boring, S. W 601


281


Childs, C. W. 338


Childs, W. W. 337


Chipman, L. J. 473


Chrisman, A. P. 593


Christian, John .. 405


Church, Jer. B. 253


Chynoweth, Louis. 344


Cilker, John. 307


Clark, E. A. 506


Branham, B. F.


518


Clark, Mrs. Sylvia. 656


Clark, Walte 516


Clarke, Ira P. 640


Bridges, Frank. 573


572


Coe, S. A.


647


Briggs, Jos. W


572


Coffin, D. V


471


Coil, Alex 635


Collins, R. E. 377


Colton, A. D.


434


Brimblecom, F. A 294


468


Combs, J. W. 200


Conant, T'. 388


322


Bronaugh, C. A.


607


Conklin, E. B


525


Cook, C. C. 396


Corcoran, F. L. 355


Brown, George M.


483


Corey, Benjamin. 247


Brown, Joseph E


392


Corey, C. H. 503


Cottle, Fra 419


Cottle, 419


Cottle, Martial 352


Brunst, Frank


379


Cottle, Royal, Sr .. 418


Cottle, William J. 532


Cottle, Warren


334


237 Cottle, W. O. 580


Buck, F. E.


666


Courtney, J. T.


236


Buckner, R. B.


92


Cowan, W. W.


544


Cox, William.


618


Cozzens, W. W


617


Crandall, A. W 97


Burns, B. E


607


Crittenden, Orrin.


369


Burrell, C ...


591


Cropley, C. H.


451


Burrell, James B.


266


Cross, George.


652


Burrell, Lyman J. 263 Crossley, John P.


274


Cummings, E. C ..


589


Cunningham, Joseph. 323


Curnow, J. R.


390


Curtis, Perry ..


571


Cutler, C. W ..


410


D


Dahlstrom, Leopold


290


Daniel, J. A. P


647


Darling, E. W.


583


Davies, E. H.


292


Davis, I. M.


362


Davis, S. B.


487


Davison, E. A.


328


Bollinger, Christian. 565


Booksin, Henry. 389


Boulware, J. W. 637


Bowden, Nicholas 97


Bowdish, M. S. 306


Bowman, George M. 175


Boyce, D. S .. 229


Brackett, Nathaniel. 466


Bradley, E. L. 368


Brady, James


358


Branham, Isaac. 491


Breyfogle, C. W. 191


Briggs, John G ..


Briggs, M. C.


286


Briggs, R. S.


255


Brill, John W.


377


Colombet, C. 559


Britton, Ephraim


Britton, F.


273


Britton, Martin.


273


Broughton, S. Q. 551


Brown, Frederick ..


591


Brown, W. D.


664


Browne, George C. 643


Bruch, Charles.


590


Bryan, J. W.


312


Bryant, B.


333


Bubb, Benjamin T'


Bull, George P.


235


Bulmore, R. R.


335


Burchard, D. W


96


Craft, Benjamin


471


Burges, Tristam. 475


Byron, George.


447


C


Calderon, A.


336


Caldwell, Robert.


234


Calkins, Mark.


276


Campbell, Benjami


526


Blakemore, C. L


365


200


Blanchard, W. W


Booksin, L. A. 430


Chandler, Mrs. A. 291


Chapman, A. L. 573


Chase, F.


299


Boulieu, Oliver.


Butcher, Mrs. E. A.


483


Crowley, James


589


Coney, B. G


Clayton, James A 359


Barker, A. M.


CONTENTS.


Dawson, E. L .. 175


Dawson, J. M. 174


Day, J. C.


422


De Crow, W.


588


Deidrich, R. V.


494


De Lacy, H. A.


104


De Lacy, S. W.


104


Delaney, E. J ..


388


Denning, Alfred. 245


Dennis, Aaron. 638


Dent, Rawley E.


514


Derenne, A. D.


647


Dewar, R.


588


Dickenson, J.


588


Dilley, J. S


279


Distel, B.


347


Doerr, Charles


587


Donnely, T. H.


244


Dornberger, L.


248


Downing, N. H


280


Dreischmeyer, F 584


Dubs, Michel.


626


412


Dunn, Frank.


484


Dunne, Mrs. C.


494


Durkee, D., Jr


571


E


Eastin, James W 649


Eberhard, Jacob. 286


Edwards, H. W


507


Edwards, W. A. Z.


555


Einfalt, R. G.


106


Ellsworth, John H.


592


Emlay, H. F. 335


Enright, James.


575


Erkson, William 639


Evans, E. H.


264


Evans, Josiah.


651


F


Farley, Eben


500


Farney, Mark. 521


Farr, Henry.


318


Farrell, M., Sr.


467


Farrington, A.


433


Farwell, F. M.


312


Fatjo, Antonio.


285


Hamilton, L. E.


303


Hammond, W. H


Handy, G. W.


266


Hannon, Patrick


442


352


Hartman, C. H


624


Hawley, William


421


Hayes, Mary A.


254


Hebard, Lewis.


320


Hensley, John R.


457


Herbert, William B.


497


Herriman, J. R


266


Herrington, D. W.


93


Herrington, Irving. 288


Herrmann, A. T. 364


Herrmann, C.


366


Hetty, John ..


290


Hicks, Bedford. 294


Hildebrand, A. 304


Hills, Miles. 379


Hinman, R. W 623


Hirst, A. C .. 375


Hobson, David. 486


Hobson, T. W. 568


Hodges, P. C. 332


Hogg, H. C. 300


Holland, S. 644


Hollenbeck, B. W. 616


Holloway, E. A. 334


Holsclaw, M. T.


341


Holthouse, E. H. 480


Hooker, A. O 396


Hornberger, J. A. 233


Hostetter, G. K. 478


Houghton, S. O. 89


Honrecan, John 325


Huggins, A. G.


384


Hughes, William P


107


Hull, James F.


243


Hunter, A. B. 250


Hutchinson, J. C. 326


Hyland, M. H 98


I


Ingall, Sarah T.


585


Ingleson, Charles.


486


Ireland, William H.


482


J


Jackson, A. J.


535


Jackson, F. M.


301


Jarvis, G. M. 397


Jefferds, F. G.


476


Jenkins, G. C ..


529


Jewell, F. F.


283


Johnson, Julian 536


Johnson,


490


Johnson, Peter.


660


Johnson, S. R.


242


Johnston, John.


544


Jordan, P. H., & Co. 504


Josselyn, J. H.


401


Judd, C. A.


403


Judson, H. C. 444


K


Kammerer, A.


540


Keesling, H. G.


383


Keesling, T. B.


517


Headen, Benjamin F.


249


Keith, P. G.


641


Kell, M. D.


435


Kelley, Thomas.


648


Kelly, J. H.


410


Kelty, Thomas.


580


Kennedy, J. F.


496


Francois, C. 630


French, C. A. 618


Frink, Daniel. 517


G


Gaffany, Owen E 315


Gallagher, A. T.


464


Galpin, P. G.


324


Gardner, G. W.


432


Gartelmann, D.


310


Gaston, A. A.


372


Gay, M. H 346


Geiger, William C


622


Gibson, M. S.


Gillespie, T. J. 508


Gillespie, W. W.


400


Gish, David E.


440


Glendenning, Robert 222


Goodenough, S.


434


Goodrich, E. B.


225


Goodrich, E. E.


181


Goodrich, Levi I


225


Gordon, J. E. 311


Grant Bros 271


Grant, John T


260


Howe, I. D.


386


Grant, Robert


575


Graves, Jacob.


481


Graves, Sylvester.


433


Green, William H.


396


Greenawalt, D. 436


Greeninger, A.


636


Gregory, S. O.


632


Gribner, Mrs. P.


382


Griswold, Benson


533


Gruwell, M. L.


566


Gussefeld, William


405


H


Hagan, C. A


631


Haines, C. T


402


Haines, N. J


473


Hale, O. A.


380


Hall, Horace B.


567


Hall, J. U.


261


Hall, Nathan.


319


Halsey, George M.


627


Hamilton, Frank.


568


Hamilton, James A


625


Fellon, J. A.


628


Hamilton, Zeri.


463


Jordan, M. C ..


528


Ferguson, L. C. 328


Field, A. G ..


668


Fieldsted, C.


269


Fine, Mrs. Louisa.


289


Harry, James.


335


Finigan, L 403 Hart, Conard.


Finley, James. 220


Fisher, J. E. 260 Hatman, F. D 399


Flickinger, J. H.


177


Fleming, George A.


538


Foster, Joseph 559 631


Fowler, J. S.


Fox, B. S. 172 Helliesen, C. F. A. 624


Fox, R. D. 414


Francis, Louise E. 106


Franck, F C.


497


Kenyon, J. M.


437


367


Dudley, J. P.


448


CONTENTS.


Kerloch, M .. 430


Kerr, William C. 616


Kerwin, Thomas


454


Kifer, S. H.


272


Kimberlin, J . M


534


King, A. L.


594


Klee, John


576


Klein, Norman.


399


Knowles, F. W.


318


Knowles, John.


292


Koch, J. P.


579


Koch, Valentine.


644


Kooser, H. H.


405


Krahl, L. W.


461


Krumb, Louis.


387


Kundert, B.


628


Kuns, H. L.


623


Kunz, F. W 359


L


Lake, Albert.


394


Lamar, J. B.


100


McCabe, A. M.


Lamolle, Madam V., & Co.


367


McCarley James A.


382


Nicholson, George.


455


Nolting, F.


534


Normandin, A.


400


Northern, W. L.


602


Norton, John P


450


Norwood, J. G


551


O


Oberdeener, S.


285


O'Brion, C. F.


350


Ogier, James H.


219


Oldham, W. Frank.


597


O'Neil, Timothy.


200


Osborne,


361


Osborn, Thos.


452


O'Toole, Elizabeth


345


Otter, Karl.


510


Ousley, George W.


381


Owen, Charles P.


376


P


Page, G. W


509


Palen, Maria.


415


Park. M. C.


298


Parker, Charles.


235


Parker, James S.


661


Parker, L. F.


416


Parr, Charles.


237


Parr, Edward N


249


Parrish, E. J


319


Parsons, M. E.


425


Lord, Hersie F.


406


Patrone, P.


632


Lord, J. H.


488


Millikin, John.


560


Patterson, A.


448


Loryea Bro


515


Loupe, Louis


627


Mills, L. R.


258


Love, C. W.


280


Lovell, Ira J.


521


Mockbee, J. S.


664


Lowe, James R 95 Mocker, William. 630


Luke, N. G.


227


Montgomery, J. W


323


Lundy, D. S.


583


Montgomery, T. S.


253


Lupton, J. F.


441


Moodie, R. C.


211


Lynch, George W.


593


Moody, A. E.


390


Moody, D. B.


503


Moore, P. C. 5.58


Morey, H. C. 328


Morgan, John. 564 Morrell, H. C. 599


Morrow, Wm. C. IO3


Morse, C. C. 561


Moulton, S. A.


527


Murdock, John. 309


Murphy, Bernard 56


Murphy, B. D.


613


Daniel


Murphy,


56, 639


Murphy, Ellen


56


Martin, John.


504


Martin, Patrick


491


Martin, Z. H.


586


Marvin, Charles


355


Massol, Fen.


655


Maynard, Mrs. H. G. 308


Maxey, T. J.


539


McAfee, A. F.


283


McBride, Mrs. Georgie.


452


Langford, P. S.


305


Langford, R. J.


623


Larson, Paul.


578


Lasette, M. A. 247


Lauck, George.


282


Laurilliard, A.


627


Lawrence, A. C.


479


McCurrie, J. P.


339


298


Leeman, F. C ..


476


Leeman, W. H.


476


Le Fevre, William


626


McKee, J. O ..


519


Leib, S. F.


93


Leigh, Hugh A


489


Mclellan, D. J


596


Lendrum, A.


233


McMillan, J. G.


348


Lendrum, James. 233


Lendrum, William E ..


648


McNeal, G. B.


308


Lenzen, Jacob .. 363 McNeil, A. B.


398


Lenzen, Michael


621


McPherson, A. L.


524


McPherson, R. C.


164


Mc Williams, A. S.


413


Lester, Nathan L.


576


Meade, Mrs. E. S


378


Lester, William I.


450


Meads, John W


558


Lewis, John F.


354


Menzel, R.


580


Lillick, Henry. 574 Mercier, Jules.


639


Lingley, W. L. 305 Merithew, J. C.


633


Linquist, J. A.


618


Little, Horace.


348


Miller, James.


56


342


Logan, A. P.


270


Miller, S. B.


296


Miller, William C.


443


Millikin, Samuel.


561


Paul, Sylvanus S.


Pearce, W. L.


602


Peck, Wesley,


296


Pender, Wm. R


460


Penniman, A. C.


600


Perkins, P. C ..


603


Perkins, Wm. F.


641


Petersen, T. W.


401


Lynch, Michael. 259


Lyndon, James.


303


Lyndon, J. W


301


M


Macabee, Edward.


327


Machado, John.


584


Madonna, I.


344


Moultrie, J.


Main, H. H.


104


Malcom, James


317


Malovos, Andrea


268


Malpas, A.


586


Manly, W. L.


502


Murphy, James


55


Murphy, John M.


56


Murphy, William.


58 I


Myall, Edward.


581


N


Nace, John A.


287


Neben, E. T


403


Newhall, S.


431


Nicholson, A.


302


McCarley, William B 382


McCarthy, Joseph.


425


McCarthy, Martin.


629


McCaughin, W. J.


344


McComas, Rush


363


McCubbin, R. 570


Lebrun, Charles.


622


McDonald, J. W


McDonald, Michael.


414


McGuire, Lyman


619


McLaughlin, E. 192


McMurtry, William S.


619


Lenzen, The


621


Leonard, I


257


Messing, Henry


494


Lobdell, Frank 299 Miller, J. J.


245


Mitchell, T. W.


178


Peard, J. J


477


Pettit, E. T


462


395


90


CONTENTS.


Pfister, Adolph. 357


S


Pfister, F. M. 99


Phegley, J. F.


534


Phelps, C. A.


239


Saisset, P., de. .


662


Stockton, S. P.


Sanders, S. P.


450


Stone, L. D


582


Stonier, J. H. 224


Stout, J. C. 612


Sullivan, Michael. 242


Sullivan, M. R ..


582


Sullivan, P. G 297


Sund, Herman 587


Sutherland, Wm. 542


Swall, George


519


Sweigart, J.


613


Swope, Jacob.


470


Swope, Jacob, Jr.


470


T


Taaffe, M. J 259


Taaffe, W. F.


356


Tait, Magnus


320


Tantau, F. W


541


Tantau, Matthew


541


Taylor, E. L.


327


Taylor, James


315


Taylor, S. P.


637


Templeton, S.


319


Theuerkauf, F


540


Thomas, Chas. G.


548


Thomas, E. M.


458


Thomas, George


548


Thomas, Massey


611


Thomas, R. A ..


543


Thompson, J. F.


103


Raney, Felix.


513


Shaw, W. J.


240


Tilden, Mrs. S. E.


277


Ransom, J. W.


385


Shaw, Isaiah.


Rea, Samuel.


333


Rea, Thomas.


3.36


Reed, W. D.


564


Shore, Wm. C.


304


Reinhardt, H.


371


Rengstorff, H.


417


Reynolds, John.


88


Rice, William.


316


Riddell, D. C. 393


Riddell, Speer


394


Riehl, Adam.


531


Righter, F. M.


407


Roberts, George.


272


Snedaker, H.


407


Roberts, W. H.


563


Robinson, Amos.


340


Snyder, George W. 411


U


Umbarger, David


253


V


Vance, Thomas


370


Vandegrift, C. W


617


Van Fleet, A. N.


289


373


Van Schaick, H. D.


204


Vestal, D. C.


371


Veuve, Wm.


100


Vostrovski, J.


391


W


Wade, C. E.


..


536


Q


Quinn, Wm.


346


Quivey, James.


349


R


Randall, Azro.


228


Shannon, Thos. 408


Shore, T. B.


445


Shortridge, C. M.


102


Sinnott, John.


547


Skinner, David E.


431


Skinner, Morris.


446


Smith, Bradley.


546


Smith, C. C.


229


Smith, Jacob.


611


Smith, W. L.


474


Snow, George W 429


Rodgers, J. C.


459


Snyder, Jacob.


606


Rogers, F. S.


309


Snyder, John.


353


Rose, Abraham.


608


Spaulding, J. S.


633


Ross, John E.


418


Spence, A. A.


498


Ross, Marcellus


409


Ross, N. L


535


Ross, William 416 604


Rucker Bros.


Rucker, W. B. 262


Rutledge, R. F. 424


Ryan, Michael.


554


Spitzer, L. A.


609


Ryder, B. L.


98


Spring, T. W.


391


Ryder, G. W.


667


Steiger, Andrew


511


Stierlin, C. C. 669


Stewart, G. W. 457


Stock, John. 512


Phelps Bros.


339


Phippen, J. S.


347


Pieper, J. H.


562


Pierce, R. E.


368


Pillot, John E.


596


Schallenberger, Moses. 56


Schemmel, Henry L. 246


Scherrebeck, T. J.


653


Scherrer, George.


383


Schiele, Charles M. 495


Schilling, F.


646


Schloss, Louis. 457


Schnabel, Ernst.


465


Schneider, Fred A 524


Schoof, Gerhard. 366


Schroder, Albert. 505


Schulte, Bernhart


273


Scott, Henry


224


Scott, James


556


Scott, William


543


Scott, Wm. H.


629


Sears, A. E.


300


Sears, Henry.


563


Seely, C. R.


240


Seifert, George W 499


Selby, J. S. 438 Theuerkauf, Miss M. 520


Senter, German


279


Settle, C. T.


577


Seybolt, George L. 423


Shafter, F. R.


456


Shafter, J. D.


256


598


Tillotson, H.


542


Shelly, William.


424


Tisdale, W. D.


191


Tomkin, A. R.


374


Topham, Edward


438


Tourny, Julius.


598


Towle, G. W.


284


Towne, Peter . 643


Townsend, J. H. M. 57


Townsend, John.


57


Trautham, W. H. B


108


Treanor, Thos


666


Trefren, J


343


Trimble, John.


230


Spence, D. J. 505


Spence, R. B.


Spencer, H. A.


620


Rucker, J. E. 605 Spencer, J. N. 642


Spencer, Wm. E.


247


538


Sargent, J. P.


665


Saxe, A. W ..


278


Pinkard, E. N.


288


Pitkin, C. A.


387


Pittman, James M.


651


Place, Elvert E.


590


Polak, Jacob.


509


Polhemus, Charles B.


357


Polhemus, George B.


360


Pollard, L. W.


555


Pollard, W. D.


262


Pomeroy, Hiram 474


Ponce, J. P. 643


Porter, D. J.


375


Potts, F. S., Jr. 594


Potts, J. S.


223


Price, Elijah


327


Pullan,


552


Pyle, E. G.


604


Pyle, Thomas.


231


Sage, Lewis A. 377


Sanor, Michael.


449


Spencer, F. E


86


Varcoe, James.


332


CONTENTS.


Wade, E. H. 269


Worthington, C. H. 549


Waite, John.


351


Wright, C. D.


94


Wakefield, L. H.


596


Wright, James R.


302


Wakelee, C. H. 654


Walker, Robert.


321


Wallis, J. S.


91


Walters, Henry


663


Warburton, H. H. 241


Ward, W.


645


Wardell, B. A.


107


Warren, Wm.


345


Watson, Daniel W


421


Watson, D. L.


662


Watson, Wm. O.


531


Weber, C. M


331


Wehner, Ernest.


532


Welburn, O. M.


340


Welch, George.


365


Welch, Robert


429


Weller, J. R ..


220


Wenstrom, John.


259


Wentz, Christian


308


Wert, Frank A.


550


Wetmore, J. A ..


246


Whipple, T. S ..


395


Whitehurst, J. S.


244


Whitney, George.


343


Wilcox, E. J .


597


Wilcox, Harvey


324


Wilcox, I. A.


329


Wilder, A. E.


311


Wilder, E. A.


310


Willett, Larry


472


Willey, Howard.


334


Williams, C. W 105


Williams, J. E.


261


Graves, Sylvester


433


Williams, S. R.


515


Wilson, Mrs. E. A.


423


Headen, B. F.


249


Wilson, C. G.


356


Herbert, W. B.


497


Winsor, John


549


Withrow, A. A.


392


Wood, A. H


480


Langford, P. S.


305


Wood, Helen P.


415


Lendrum, James.


233


Woodhams, A. R.


428


Leonard, H. M.


257


Woodhams, Joseph.


428


Lupton, J. F.


441


Woodrow, W. L.


265


Martin, Patrick.


491


Woodruff, L. D.


460


McCarthy, Joseph.


425


Murphy, James.


55


Murphy, Martin


38


Ogier, J. H. 219


Osborne, A. E. 361


Potts, J. S. 223


Raney, Felix.


513


Rengstorff, Henry 417


Ross, Marcellus. 409


Sanor, M. 449


Sargent, J. P. 665


Schloss, Louis. 457


Scott, W. H


629


Senter, German


279


Settle, C. T.


577


Snyder, John. 353


Spaulding, J. S. 633


Spitzer, L. A. 609


Sullivan, P. G. 297


Taylor, S. P.


465


Van Fleet, A. N.


289


Warburton, H. H 241


Wilcox, I. A.


329


Woodrow, W. L.


265


ILLUSTRATIONS.


Residence of the Late David Belden. 84


Residence of Oliver Boulieu. 283 Residence of F. F. Britton .. 273 Prune Orchard of A. P. Chrisman. 593 Santa Clara County Court House .. 139


Fruit-drying Establishment of W. W. Cozzens .. 617


Fredericksburg Brewery. 197 Residence of the Late B. F. Headen. 249 Shady Nook Home, Residence of Mrs. S. T. Ingall 585


Glen Wildwood, Residence of J. H. Joss- elyn 401 Residence and Orchard of H. A. Leigh. 489 Lick Observatory. 126


Ringwood Farm, Residence of the Late James Murphy 56


Quito Olive Farm, Property of E. E. Goodrich. 180


Residence of J. W. Ransom .. 385 Residence and Orchard of D. C. Riddell 393 San Jose Sewerage Map. 160


Congress Hall, L. A. Sage Proprietor. 212 Fair View Farm of A. N. Van Fleet. 289


Worcester, H. B.


145


Worthen, G. W.


426


Y


Yocco, Edward C


514


Young, C. W


547


Z


Zanker, W.


544


Zuck, James C.


341


PORTRAITS.


Angney, W. Z.


313


Aram, Joseph.


553


Balbach, John.


569


Belden, David.


. Frontispiece


Bishop, S. A.


657


Boring, S. W.


601


Boulieu, Oliver.


280


Bonlieu, Mrs. Oliver


281


Breyfogle, C. W. 191


Britton, M.


273


Cash, A. B


545


Childs, C. W


338


Chipman, L. J


473


Crittenden, Orrin.


369


Cross, George.


537


Dawson, J. M. 174


Eastin, James W


649


Farney, Mark


521


Fox, B. S.


414


Goodrich,


225


Graves, Jacob.


481


Hamilton, J. A.


625


Johnson, Peter. 505


Keith, P. G .. 641


Wood, David


342


Residence of Robert Walker ... 321


Farm and Vineyard of William Warren .. 345


Wright, William.


231


AS IT IS NOW.


BY HON. DAVID BELDEN.


THE FOLLOWING SKETCH OF THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WAS PUBLISHED IN THE OVERLAND MONTHLY" OF SAN FRANCISCO, JUNE, 1887.


TO the visitor approaching the Santa Clara Valley, each mile traversed ushers in some delightful surprise, introduces a new climate. If his advent be from the north, the hills of scanty verdure, which en- circle the bay, recede upon either hand and assume a softer contour and richer garb. The narrow road- way that skirts the salt marsh has widened to a broad and fertile valley that stretches, as far as the eye can reach, in luxuriant fields of grass and grain. Border- ing this verdant plain, in lines and splendors all their own, come the hills, and into the recesses of these hills creep the little valleys, and, as they stcal away in their festal robes, they whisper of beauties beyond, and, as yet, unseen. In full keeping with the trans- formed landscape is the change in climate. The harsh, chill winds that pour in through the Golden Gate and sweep over the peninsula, have abated their rough vigor as they spread over the valley, and, softened as they mingle with the currents from the south, meet as a zephyr in the widening plain.


If the approach be from the south, the traveler, wearied with the desert and its hot, dry airs, is conscious of a sudden change. The sterile desert has become a fruitful plain, and the air that comes as balm to the parched lungs is cool and soft and moist with the tempered breath of the sea. Upon every hand and to every sense there is a transformation that would scarce be looked for outside Arabian romance. If it


be spring or early summer, miles upon miles stretches the verdant plain; over it troops sunshine and shadow ; across it ripple the waves. Summer but changes the hue and heaps the plain with abundant harvests, while the first rains bring again the verdure and the beauty of spring.


"An ocean of beauty!" exclaims the charmed be- holder. Nor is this comparison to the sea altogether an idle fancy. At a period geologically recent, the Sierra Nevadas and the Coast Ranges of mountains inclosed a basin about four hundred and fifty miles in length by about forty in width, comprising the present valleys of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers. During the same period the region east of the Sierras, now embraced in the State of Nevada, and the Territories of Utah and Arizona, was an in- land sea connected with the Pacific by straits and inlets.




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