History of California, Volume IV, Part 70

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers
Number of Pages: 820

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from 1841, were Francisco Guerrero, Francisco San- chez, Jesus Noe, William S. Hinckley, and Juan N. Padilla. These municipal chiefs granted building

ors from Sonoma and Contra Costa not making their appearance, and those from S. José going home to be sent back by the prefect's order. Finally, on Sept. 17th, only 4 compromisarios were present, 3 from S. José and 1 of S. F. There was a general objection to meeting at Yerba Buena, and to the pre- dominant influence of foreigners there, and there were also disagreements between Sonoma and S. Rafael. The sub-prefect was much troubled, and he also complained of the lack of office and prison, desiring permission to obtain building material from the presidio or mission ruins. Original corresp. in Doc. Hist. Cal., MS., ii. 108, 127, 140, 156, 158, 180.

Sub-prefecture. Yerba Buena made cabecera of the 2d partido of the 2d or Monterey district, by decree of July 4th-5th, 1845. This vol., p. 533. Fran- cisco Guerrero was appointed sub-prefect on Aug. 8th, by the prefect, and was sworn in on the 15th. His salary was $500. His jurisdiction included S. José and all north of that town. Doc. Hist. Cal., MS., ii. 81, 91-2, 122, 151; and many other records. No secretary was appointed in 1845. Rather strangely I find an original doc. in which Guerrero is addressed by Leides- dorff the vice-consul as sub-prefect in Jan., and another in which G. writes as sub-prefect in Jan. Vallejo, Doc., MS., xii. 130; Lar'in's Doc., MS., iii. 1. In both cases there is probably a slip of the pen, 1845 for 1846. There is nothing in this officer's recorded acts that requires further notice.

Military affairs, 1841-3. Names of the men composing the garrison of the presidio: Alf. Juan Prado Mesa, Sergt Nazario Galindo, soldiers José Galindo, Antonio Bernal, Ramon Águila, Francisco Cibrian, Blas Narvaez, Santiago Hernandez, Domingo Altamirano, Mariano Miranda, Santos Miranda, José Salazar, Gerónimo Mesa, and Bernardino Garcia. Company rosters in Vallejo, Doc., MS., xxvii. passim. Report of armament in 1841, and Vallejo's efforts to have the fort rebuilt. This vol. p. 198, 205. Mofras, Explor., i. 325, 427- 9, describes the presidio as in an advanced state of ruin, garrisoned by an al- férez and 10 (or 5) soldier-rancheros with their families. Wilkes in 1841 says there was but one sold. under an officer who was absent and whose name seemed to be unknown to the people! U. S. Explor. Ex., v. 163. Sergt Sant. Hernandez is once mentioned as comandante in 1842. Pinto, Doc., MS., i. 380-1. Mesa is still named as comandante in 1844-5, but I have no origi- nal rosters of the co. after Aug. 1843. Feb. 1844. Presidio buildings in ruins and much of the material being stolen. Pinto, Doc., MS., i. 273-4. Aug. 20, 1844. Roster of the S. F. company of defensores de la patria. Capt. Fran- cisco Sanchez, Lieut Juan N. Padilla, alféreces Vicente Miramontes and Jesus Noé, sergeants Cruz Sanchez, Candelario Valencia, and 3 others, 8 corporals, 5 of whom were foreigners, and 33 soldiers, S of them foreigners. Soberanes, Doc., MS., 308. Sanchez is several times alluded to as mil. com. of S. F. in 1845.

Growth of Yerba Buena, descriptions, etc. Simpson in 1841 writes of 'observing on the southern side of the month a fort well situated for com- manding the passage, but itself commanded by a hill behind. This fort is now dismantled and dilapidated; nor are its remains likely to last long, for the soft rock, on the very verge of which they hang, is fast crumbling into the undermining tide beneath. A short distance beyond the fort is situated a square of huts, distinguished by the lofty title of the presidio of S. F., and tenanted' by Capt. Prado and a corporal's guard. .. 'The pretty little bay of Yerba Buena, whose shores are doubtless destincd under better auspices to be the site of a flourishing town, though at present they contain only 8 or 9 houses in addition to the H. B. Co.'s cstablishment.' Simpson's Narr., i. 277-8, 283-4. Henry A. Peirce, in his Journal, MS., 81, for Nov. 30th, writes: 'Mr Rae, agent of the H. B. Co., has lately purchased a house. At

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lots and indulged in mild controversies here as else- where; and there is nothing in the records of the period to suggest the doubts current in later times

Y. B. there are not more than half a dozen houses, of which Mr Rae's is the best. It is built of wood, shingled, etc., and of the old-fashioned Dutch form. Mr Spear has lately erected a gristmill, and attached thereto a ma- chine for making shingles and a turning-lathe.' Capt. Wilkes on his late visit promised to get for Spear the appointment of U. S. consul. Mrs. Rae, Harvey's Life of McLoughlin, MS., 23 S, who lived in the house mentioned above throughout this period, says: 'I found everything nice at S. F. in the winter, the hills covered with flowers. We saw few people, Capt. Hinckley, Mr Spear, Mr Vioget, who used to keep a billiard-room. I went to the house the company had bought, about half of it a store and the other half a dwell- ing. It was a long building, and in the middle was a big hall with the house on one side and store on the other. That was Mr Leese's house, about 30x80 feet, with the hall in the middle opening on the side and very wide. In the back part werc 4 bedrooms, and the front was a dining-room and sitting- room. The kitchen was back of all. We had a kanaka cook and steward and 2 kanaka boatmen. Mr Ridell (Ridley) was our clerk.' 'The place was very small; they called it Yerba Buena in those days. When I got there (1841) there was only one house, Spear's, and then the store, that is two; and Barkis' (?) house, a little mill where they made shingles, and then David Carpenter's (Davis the carpenter ?) house on the next block. And then, on our side of the street was our house, and across the street was Mr Fuller's house. That was all the front. And then back was Capt. Fitch's (Richard- son's ?) little adobe house and 3 or 4 little buildings. That was all we had there when I was there. I have never been there since.' (This was written in 1878; the lady died in 1884.) 'There used to be a little hill going down ahout 6 feet from the front. When the tide came up, it came to the little hill. I have been several times to the mission; the road was very bad, all sand. I never saw a wagon go out there. It was just trails. The second time we went it was to christen my little girl, and Mrs Hinckley was god- mother. Capt. Phelps, Fore and Aft, 252-4, tells us that in 1841 there were but 4 permanent residents (!), and notes that a panther carried off an Ind. boy from Leese's yard, and woodcutters at Rincon Point had their dinner stolen by a grizzly bear. Wilkes, Narr., v. 162, writes that in 1841, 'the town is not calculated to produce a favorable impression on a stranger. Its buildings consist of a large frame building occupied by the agent of the H. B. Co., a store kept by Mr Spear, an American, a billiard-room and bar, a poop-cabin of a ship (Kent Hall), occupied as a dwelling by Capt. Hinckley, a blacksmith shop, and outbuildings. These, though few in number, are also far between, With these I must not forget to enumerate an old, dilap- idated adobe building, which has a conspicuous position on the top of the hill overlooking the anchorage.' Mofras, in 1841-2, Explor., i. 425-7; found at most 20 houses at Yerba Buena, all belonging to foreigners. He notes the H. B. Co. building, and Spear and Hinckley's store as the chief structures; also an ingenious arrangement by which 4 mules worked simultaneously a flour-mill, bolting apparatus, and a saw-mill. The Swiss capt. Vioget had a good house and shop, and Prudon owned a house occupied by Mathurin. Arnaz, Recuerdos, MS., 47-8, notes the difficulties of loading and unloading cargocs on the mud flats. Bidwell, whose visit was in Jan. 1842. notes the principal buildings as above, and says there were about half a dozen small frame houses and one or two adobes. Cal., 1841-8, MS., 100. Davis, Glimpses, MS., 216-17, speaks of goat-raising on Y. B. Isl. from 1842, and on other pages gives many items about the place in these years. Padron of 1842, showing a pop. of 196, including 23 foreigners besides 7 kanakas and 39 Ind. servants. This includes all on the peninsula except the soldiers at the pre-

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as to the existence of a pueblo. San Francisco was not able to enjoy its glories as cabecera of the partido before the prefecture was abolished; but when the

sidio and the ex-neopbyte community at the mission. Dwinelle, add. 78-82; Dept. St. Pap., S. J., MS., vi. 25. Dr Sandels, King's Orphan, 8-9, visited Yerba Buena in 1843, describing it as 'a small and growing town on the s. w. side of S. F. bay and near the town of that name,' and giving a sketch which shows 20 or 21 structures. According to the Annals of S. F., 173, Y. B. in 1844 had about a dozen houses and about 50 inhabitants. Davis, Glimpses, 142-3, notes the building of a bridge in 1844, by Alealde Hinckley's efforts, across the mouth of the lagoon separating the main town from what was later Clark's point, a publie improvement that attracted crowds of admiring visitors. He also speaks of a survey of the town during Hinckley's term, which is doubtful. July 21, 1844, list of men liable to military duty-that is, from 16 to 60 years of age. The whole no. is 75, of whom 36 are foreigners, 14 of them naturalized. Vallejo, Doc., MS., xxxiv. 42. Swasey, Cal., MS., 4, thiuks the pop. of Y. B. in 1845 was about 240. much too large an estimate. Grantees of lots at Y. B. in 1841-5, according to Wheeler's Land Titles; Dwinelle, etc., were as follows: Geo. Allen, P. Sherrehack, Franeiseo de Haro, V. Miramontes, Jesus Noe, Domingo Félix, J. B., Wm A. Leidesdorff, Bruno Valencia, Fran. Guerrero, Trinidad Moya (2), Henry Bce, Juan Castañeda, Gregorio Escalante, John Martin, Juana Briones, C. W. Flügge, Jas R. Berry, Robert Ridley, Benito Diaz and J. P. Mesa, Carlos Glein, Ed. T. Bale, Eug. Montenegro, John Rose, A. A. Andrews, Wm Reynolds, Doña E. S. Bernal, J. P. Dedmond, Wm Richardson, Wm Johnson, Rosalia Haro, Thos Smith, Joaquin Piña, Eusebio Soto, Lázaro Piña, Wm Fisher, Fran. Sanchez, F. Le- page, Pedro Estrada, Mig. Pedrorena, Gregorio Briones, and Stephen Smith. The new custom-house: Davis, Glimpses, MS., 157-8, says that Receptor Diaz in 1844 occupied three rooms in the adobe building, west side Dupont, between Clay and Washington st., the rest of which in 1813-5 was oeeupied by D. as agent for Paty and Mckinley. Feb. 22, 1844. Gov. asks for three bricklayers from Sta Clara and a carpenter from S. José to work on a new custom-house for the newly established receptoría. Dept. Rec., MS., xiii. 61-5. Fcb. 23d. Admin. at Mont. direets receptor at S. F. to begin work at onee, building not to eost over $800. Pinto, Doc., MS., ii. 49-50. Feb. 26th. Diaz has ree'd the order; no material can be had from the mission; wants authority to take tiles and lumber from the ruined buildings at the presidio. Id., i. 273-4. Feb. 29th. More on the same subjects. The material of un- occupied buildings at the mission has been carried off as that at the presidio will be soon if nothing is done. Dept. St. Pap .. Ben., C. 11., MS., viii. 148. May 20th. Gov. authorizes payment of expenses for the eustom-house. Dept. Rec., MS., xiii. 82. July 30th. Diaz reports that most of his Ind. workmeu ran away; desires that some be provided from Sonoma. Dept. St. Pap., Ben. C. II., MS., viii. 184. Oct. 2d. The receptor's suggestion of digging a well will soon be acted on. Pinto, Doc., MS., ii. 92. Nov. Ist. Diaz urges that for the eredit of the govt the receipts from vessels should be promptly ap- plied to pay workmen on the new building, those who have lent moncy for the enterprise, and the boatmen. Otherwise the work will have to stop and the building will go to ruin. This was in consequence of an order to send funds to Monterey. Id., i. 288. Feb. 10, 1845. Account rendered by receptor; amount received, $2,320; expended on the building, $2,3G1. In Sept. the building had been completed and $358 more spent on it. Dept. St. Pap., Ben., C. II., 235-6. Feb. 21st. Receptor is told by admin. at Mont. to let the building remain as it is (unfinished and debts unpaid?). Pinto, Doc., MS., i. 121. A flag bought of Leidesdorff for $50. (This flag was in later years presented by Pinto through P. A. Roaeh to the Soc. of Pioneers.) Id., ii. 209. Deseription of the new building in au inventory of Oct. 'Una casa de 205

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system was restored in 1845 better fortune attended the bay town, and Francisco Guerrero became sub- prefect with a jurisdiction including San José and all

varas de largo y 8 de ancho con corredor al frente y los costados de 2} varas de ancho con su balustrado y escalera. La casa contiene 4 piezas, 5 ventanas, con sus vidrieras, 7 puertas con sus chapas y llaves, una escalera de madera forrada con un cuarto pequeño; todas las puertas y ventanas con sus vistas forradas de madera y las 4 piezas con sus fajas arriba y abajo blanqueadas por dentro e fuera, pintada de plomo en el interior y por fuera verde.' Id., ii. 197. Dec. 20th. Gen. Castro orders com. of S. F. to let the receptor have all the tiles he may need for the new building (?). Id., 216.

Other custom-house affairs. 1841. Francisco Guerrero in charge. Dept. St. Pap., MS., v. 56. Vallejo's efforts to transfer the custom-house to S. F. This vol., p. 208. 1842. Guerrero still in charge. His complaint in Sept. that Richardson continues to permit vessels to anchor at Sauzalito. Pinto, Doc., MS., i. 254. 1843, Guerrero receptor. The gov. approves transfer of custom-house from Mont. (?) This vol., p. 375-6. More complaints against Richardson, and an order from the gov. not to permit vessels to anchor at Sauzalito unless first despatched from Mont. Dept. St. Pap., Ben., MS., iii. 40; Vallejo, Doc., MS., xi. 345. 1844. Guerrero is succeeded by Benito Diaz as receptor in Feb., continued troubles with Richardson about the Sauzalito anchorage, other revenue officers, their gambling propensities, light- ers on the bay, new building begun, site selected for a well, etc. This vol., p. 429-31. March 7th. Regulations for the receptor's guidance. Pinto, Doc., MS., ii. 58-9. May 18th. Col. Vallejo calls the governor's attention to the importance of the port, its defence, and of establishing the custom-house there. Vallejo, Dor., MS., xi. 376. Sept .- Oct. Diaz reports much smuggling by whalers, he has to use threats to bring them to Yerba Buena, has been offered bribes by them, and gets little support from Capt. Richardson. Pinto, Doc., MS., i. 276-83. Capt. Hinckley was accused also of intermed- dling. Oct. 26th. Only one of the 4 celadores had reported for duty. Id., 282. Oct. 27th. Richardson claims that he and not the receptor has the right to collect auchorage dues. Id., ii. 101. Oct. 29th. Diaz to R. gives up all responsibility for the Sauzalito vessels, as he cannot have R. 's co-op- eration. Id., i. 280-1. But R. refuses also to take the responsibility. Id., ii. 105. Nov. Ist. Five months' wages due the boatmen. Id., i. 2SS. Dec. 20th. D. has appointed a coxswain at $10, to avoid risking his life and that of others in heavy winds. Id., 289. 1843. Rafael Pinto appointed to suc- ceed Diaz iu Aug., vessels permitted to go to Sauzalito, minor officials, statis- tics, etc. This vol., p. 553-62.

Ranchos of northern Cal., granted in 1841-5. Those marked with a * not finally confirmed. Aguas Frias (Butte Co.), 6 1., granted in 1844 to Salvador Osio; Randall and Todd claimants before land commission. Aguas Nieves (Butte Co.), 6 1., 1814, Sam. J. Hensley, who was cl. Alameda, Arroyo de la (Alam. Co.), 4 I., 1842, Jesus Vallejo, who was cl. Alam. Co. ranchos, see Potrero, S. Leandro, S. Lorenzo, and Sobrante. Alcatraz, see Farallones, etc. Alisal, see Rincon. Americanos, see Rio. Animas, see Posolomi. Arroyo Chico (Butte Co.), 1844, Wm Dickey; John Bidwell cl. Arroyo Chico (Butte Co.), 5 1, 1844, Ed. A. Farwell; James Williams et al. cl. Arroyo, see Ala- meda, Calzoncillos, Pilarcitos, Rinconada, and S. Antonio. Barranca Colo- rado (Tchama), 4 1., 1844, Josiah Belden; Wm B. Ide cl. Berrendos, see Primer Canon. Blucher (Sonoma), 61., 1844, Jean Vioget; Stephen Smith cl. Boca, see Pinole. Bodega (Sonoma), 8 1., 1844, Stephen Smith, who was cl. *Bodega, 1811, Victor Prudon, who was cl. Boga (Butte) or Flugge rancho, 5 1., 1844, Chas. W. Flugge; T. O. Larkin cl. Bolsa, see Tomales. Bolsas, see Hambre. Borregas, see Pastoria. Bosquejo (Tehama), 5 1., 1844, Peter Lassen, who was cl. * Briesgau (Shasta), 5 1., 1844, Wm Benitz, who was cl.

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the settlements north of that town. At the presidio Alférez Prado Mesa with Sergeant Galindo and nine or ten soldiers, a detachment of the Sonoma company,

Butte county ranchos, see Aguas Frias, Aguas Nieves, Arroyo Chico, Boga, Esquon, Honcut, Llano Seco, and Willy. Also not named *C. W. Flügge, 5 1., 1844; L. Hoover cl. Cabeza, see Sta Rosa. Callayomi (Sonoma), 3 1., 1845, Robert Ridley; Ritchie and Forbes cl. * Calzoncillos (Sta Clara), 11 1., 1843, José M. Castañares, who was cl. Campo de los Franceses (S. Joaquin), 11 1., 1844, Wm Gulnac; C. M. Weber cl .; claim of Justo Larios rejected. Cañada de Guadalupe, Visitacion, y Rodeo Viejo (S. F.), 2 1., 1841, J. P. Leese; R. S. Eaton, H. R. Payson cl .; Ridley's cl. rejected. Cañada de los Vaqueros (Contra Costa), 1844, Fran. Alviso et al .; Robt. Livermore cl. Ca- ñada, see also Capitancillos, Hambre, Jonive, Pinole, and Pogolomi. Capay (Colusa), 10 1., 1844, Josefa Soto, who was cl. Capitaucillos, Canada, 1842, Justo Larios; Guadalupe Min. Co. cl .; Fossat's cl. rejected. Carne Humana (Napa), 4 1., 1841, Ed. T. Bale, whose widow was cl. Caslamayome, see La- guna. Catacula (Napa) 2 1., 1844, J. B. Chiles, who was cl. * Cazadores (Sac.), 4 1., 1844, Ernest Rufus; James Murphy cl. Cerritos, see Potrero. Chico, see Arroyo Chico. Coches (Sta Clara), 3 1., 1844, Roberto; Antonio Sunol et al., cl. Colus (Colusa), 2 1., 1845, John Bidwell; C. D. Semple cl. *Coluses, 4 1., 1844, John Danbenbiss; N. Bassett cl. Colusa Co. ranchos, see also Capay, Jaciuto, Jimeno, and Larkin. Contra Costa ranchos, sce Cañada de Vaqueros, Hambre, Juntas, Lagnna, Monte del Diablo, Pinole, Sohrante, and Ulpinos; also not named, grants to *Inocencio Romero et al. (Sobrante?) 1844 and *Juan José Castro et al. 1841, 1844; E. R. Carpentier cl. Corte de Madera (Sta Clara), 2 1., 1844, Máximo Martinez, who was cl. *Cosumnes (Sacramento), 1 1., 1844, Heleno; Hicks and Martin cl. Cotate (Sonoma), 4 1., 1844, Juan Castañeda; T. S. Page cl. Diablo, see Monte. Dolores, see S. F. Embarcadero, sce Sta Clara. Estanislao, see ranchería. *Esqunon (Butte), 5 1., 1844, Sam. Neal, who was cl. * Farallones, Alcatraz, Yerba Buena, and Pt Tiburon (S. F. & Marin), 1843, J. Y. Limautour, who was cl. Félix rancho (S. Mateo), 1 1., 1844, Domingo Félix, who was cl. Flores (Tehama), 3 1., 1844, Wm Chard, who was cl. Flugge, see Boga. Franceses, see Campo. Gallinas, see S. Pedro. Gentiles, see Laguna. Guada- lupe, see Cañada. Guenoc (Sonoma or Lake), 6 1., 1845, Geo. Rock; Arch. Ritchie cl. Guesesosi, see Quesesosi. Hambre, Cañada, and las Bolsas del - (Contra Costa), 2 I., 1842. Teodora Soto, who was cl. Honcut (Yuba), 7 1., 1844, Theodore Cordua; Estate of J. Thompson cl. * Honcut (Butte), 8 1., 1845, Henry Huber, who was cl. Huichicha (Sonoma), 2 1., 1841, J. P. Leese, who was cl. Jacinto (Colusa), 8 1., 1844, Jacinto Rodriguez; Wm H. McKce cl. Jimeno (Colusa), 11 1., 1844, Manuel Jimeno Casarin; T. O. Larkin et al. cl. Johnson's (Yuba), 5 1., 1844, Pablo Gutierrez; Wm Johnson cl. Jo- nive (Sonoma), 2 I., 1845, James Black; Jasper O'Farrell cl. Jota (Napa), 1 1., 1843, Geo. Yount, who was cl. Juntas (Contra Costa), 3 1., 1844, Wm Welsh, whose estate was cl. Lac (Sonoma), 1,000 v., 1844, Dámaso Rodriguez; J. P. Lecse cl. * Laguna de los Gentiles, or Caslamayome (Sonoma), S 1., 1844, Eug. Montenegro; Wm Forbes cl. Laguna de los Palos Colorados (Contra Cos- ta), 31., 1841, J. Moraga and J. Bernal; Moraga cl. * Laguna de los Santos Calle (Yolo), 11 1., 1845, Victor Prudon and M. Vaca; E. L. Brown cl. Laguna, see Tache. Larkin's (Colusa), 101., 1844, F. Larkin et al. who were cl. * Lassen's (Tebama), 1844, Peter Lassen; Harriet Besse cl. Llajomi (Napa), 13 1., 1841, Tomaso A. Rodriguez; Salv. Vallejocl. Llano Seco (Butte), 41., 1844-5, Sebas- tian Keyser; C.J. Brentram etal. cl. Llano, see Sta Rosa. Locoallome (Napa), 2 1., 1841, Julian Pope; Joseph Pope et al cl .; Rainsford's claim under grant of 1845 rejected. * Lupyomi (Napa), 14 1., 1844, Salv. Vallejo; H. T. Teschi- macher cl .; 11 1., 1844, Limantour who was cl .; 2 1., 1844, S. and J. A. Va- llejo; S. Vallejo cl. Malacomes, or Moristal (Sonoma), 2 1., 1843, José de los

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served as garrison, though visitors' reports rarely agreed with the rosters as to the presence of more than two or three at any one time. Most of the

Santos Berreyesa; Rockwell & Knight cl .; also 2 1., M. E. Cook et al. cl. See also Seno. Mare Island (Solano), 1840-1, Victor Castro; Bissell & Aspin- wall cl. Marin Co. ranchos, see Farallones, Nicasio, Olompali, Pogolomi, Pt Reyes, S. Antonio, S. Gerónimo, S. Pedro, Soulajule, Tamalpais, Tinicasia, and Tamales; also grant not named to *Tim Murphy 100 v., 1844. Mariposa Co., see S. Luis Gonzaga. * Mariposas (S. Joag.), 11 1., 1843, Manuel Cas- tañares; E. Voss cl. Mariposas, 10 1., 1844, J. B. Alvarado; J. C. Frémont cl. Mendocino Co., see Muñiz, Sanel, and Yokaya; also unnamed grants to José Ant. Galindo 1844, 10-121 .; Wm A. Richardson cl. * Rafael Garcia, 9 1. 1844. * Limantour 80 1., 1844. Merced Co., see Sanjon. Miseria, see Ro- blar. Molinos, see Rio. Monte del Diablo (Contra Costa), 1844, Salvio Pa- checo, who was cl. Moquelumnes, see Sanjon. Moristal, see Malacomes. Muñiz (Mendocino), 4 1., 1845. Manuel Torres, who was cl. Napa Co. ranchos, see Carne Humana, Catacula, Jota, Llajomi, Yocoallomi, Lupyomi, and Tulucay. * Nemshas (Sac. Val.), 4 1., 1844, Theodore Sicard; Claude Chana cl. New Helvetia (Sac. and Yuba), 11 1., 1841, J. A. Sutter, Sutter et al cl .; some of the claims rejected. * New Helvetia, 221., 1845, J. A. Sut- ter, who was cl. (Sutter general title). Nicasio (Marin), 23 1., 1844, Pablo de la Guerra and J. Cooper; Wm Reynolds and D. Frink cl .; 10 1., Halleck & Black cl. * Nueva Flandria (Sac.), 31., 1844-5, Sutter and Schwatz; Sch. and W. W. Warner cl. Olompali (Marin), 2 1., 1843, C. Initia (?), who was cl. Omochumne (Sac.), 5., 1844, Joaquin Sheldon, whose heirs were cl. Ores- timba (Tuolumne), 6 1 .; 1844, Sebastian Muñoz, who was cl. Palos Colora- dos, see Laguna. Panocha (S. Joaq.) , 5 1., 1844, Julian Ursua, who was cl. * Panocha Grande (S. Joaq.), 4 1., 1844, Vicente P. Gomez, who was cl. (The famous McGarraghau claim.) Paso, ranchio del (Sac.), 10 1., 1844, Eliab Grimes; Sam. Norris cl. Pastoría de las Borregas (Sta Clara), 3,207 acres, 1842, Francisco Estrada; M. Murphy cl .; also 2 1. called also Refugio, cl. Mariano Castro. Pescadero (S. Joaq. ), 81., 1843, V. Higuera and R. Félix; H. Grimes et al. cl. Pescadero (S. Joaquin), 8 1., 1843, Antonio M. Pico, who aud H. M. Naglee were cl. Petaluma (Sonoma), 15 1., 1843-4, M. G. Vallejo, who was cl .; Watmough's claim rejected. Pilarcitos, arroyo (Sta Clara), 1 1., 1841, Candelario Miramontes, who was cl. Pinole (Contra Costa), 4 1., 1842, Ignacio Martinez; M. A. Martinez de Richardson cl. Pinole, Boca de la Cañada del, 1842, Manuel Valencia, who was cl. Placer Co., see S. Juan. Pogolomi, cañada de (Marin), 21., 1844, Antonio Cáceres, who was cl. Posolomi and Pozito de las Animas (Sta Clara), 3,042 acres, 1844, Lope Iui- go; R. Walkinshaw cl. * Potrero (Santa Clara), 11 1., 1843, José M. Fuentes, who was cl. Potrero de los Cerritos (Alameda) 31., 1841, Tomas Pacheco and A. Alviso, who were cl. Potrero, see also S. F. and Sta Clara. Pozito, see Po- solomi. Primer Canon, or Rio de los Berrendos (Tehama), 6 1., 1844, Job F. Dye, who was cl. Puerto (Stanislaus), 3 1., 1844, Mariano Hernandez et al .; S. G. Reed et al. cl. "Punta de Lobos (S. F.), 1845, Joaquin Piña; not pre- sented to L. C .; also application by Benito Diaz, granted later. Punta de los Reyes (Marin), 11 1., 1843, A. M. Osio; A. Randall cl. Putas (Solano), 8 1., 1843, José de Jesus and Sixto Berreyesa; M. Anastasio Higuera de B. cl. Putas (Solano), 10 1., 1843, J. M. Vaca and J. F. Peña, who were cl. See also Rio de los P. Quesesosi (Yolo), 2 1., 1843, Wm Gordon, who was cl. Quito (Sta Clara), 3 1., 1841, José Z. Fernandez and J. Noriega; M. Alviso cl. Rancheria del Rio Estanislao (S. Joaq.), 11 1., 1843, Francisco Rico aud José Ant. Castro, who were cl. Refugio, see Pastoria. Reyes, see Punta de R. * Rincon del Alisal (Sta Clara) 600 v., 1844, Santos & Sons, who were cl. Rincon de San Francisquito (Sta Clara), 1841, José Peña; T. and S. Robles cl. Rincon, see also S. F. Rinconada del Arroyo de S. Francisquito (Sta

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History of California, Volume IV, Part 70

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe Publication date: 1885 Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers Number of Pages: 820

Author: Bancroft, Hubert Howe
Publication date: 1885
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : The History Company, publishers
Number of Pages: 820