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Grijalva Pablo 112, 114, 121, 150
biography 293
Guadalupe lake 124
Guerrero, Guerrero y Palomares, Francisco sub-prefect 541, 542, 605, 743 80, 85, 88, 92 Gulf of California
339, 506, 534
Gulf of the Farallones. 272
Gutierrez, Ignacio María 297
Gutierrez, María Estaquia 305
Gutierrez, Nicolas, governor 232, 233
Gray, Andrew G 459
806
THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Gwin, William M 458, 487, 600
Gyzelaar, Henry 21I
Haggerty, John K. 452
Haight, Fletcher M 738
Haight, Henry H. 530
Halleck, Henry Wagner .. 478, 487, 570, 682, 688-689, 731, 736 Hammond, Lieutenant Thomas C 673, 675, 676, 679 Happy valley 593,595
Hardie, James A
450, 514, 553, 723
Hardy, Lieutenant R. W. H.
317
Hardy's Colorado
317
Harlan, George 630
Harlan, J. W 739
Harlan party . 631
Harrison, Edward H. 555, 590, 603, 742
Hartnell, William E. P 180, 193, 208, 21I
Hastings, Lansford W 629, 630, 63 1
Hawes, Horace 600, 605, 606
Hayes, Colonel Thomas
617,738
Hays, Colonel Jack . 585
Heath, Richard W 457
Heceta, Bruno de 44,51
Hemet valley . 89
Hensley, Samuel J 370, 406, 420
Hickman, Robert 253
Hides and tallow 211
Highlands, fruit district 318
High prices . 609, 610
Higuera, Dolores 676
Híjar, José María 176 Híjar-Padrés colony 516,534 colonists . 176, 177
Hijo del pais (definition) 189
807
INDEX
Hinckley, William Sturgis . . 197, 377, 506, 508, 512, 518, 523, 528 biography . 516-517 Hitchcock, General Ethan A
Hooker, Joseph. 730
Horcasitas, San Miguel de 458, 696
·99, 100, 101, 107, 117, 149
Horcasitas, Rio de IOI
Horse cañon 87
Horseshoe bay 50
Hospital cove
Hotel charges 50 610, 611
Hounds .
599
Howard, William D. M,
519, 524, 528, 532, 533, 541, 595, 736, 742
Howard, O. O
73I
Howison's pier 575
Hudson's Bay company trappers of . 249, 368
507, 521-523
Hudspeth, James M. 631
Hull, Commander Joseph B
548,723
Humboldt desert 465, 474
Humboldt meadows 471,472
Humboldt river 254, 376, 461, 465, 469, 474
Humboldt sink 461, 464, 466, 467, 469, 470, 472 Hunt, Jefferson 432
Hunt, Reverend Timothy Dwight 590, 591
Hyde, George 551-552, 736
Ide, William B 392, 402, 410
316
Imperial valley
Imuris. IOI
Indians, Apaches 149 Cajuenches 72,73,74,79 Cocomaricopas 104, 105, 106
Cojats 72,73
808 THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Indians, Comeya 73,85
Danzantes 88, 116
Dieguenos 107, 120
Iroquois
120, 243, 424
Klamaths. 387
Maricopas 105, 106
Papagos 95
Pimas . IO5
Pimas Gileños
95
Quiquimas
79
Serranos
85, 107, 114, 127
Yumas . 70, 71, 79, 94, 105, 106, 145, 148, 309, 312
Indians of California I66
Indians of the Colorado
I36
Indians of the Humboldt river
464, 472
Indians of the missions
158, 172, 187, 229, 230
Indians of the Pitt river
466
Indians of the Sacramento valley 386, 387, 388
Indians of the Santa Barbara channel
136
Indians of San Francisco bay 136
Indians of San Diego bay 60
Indians of San Jacinto mountains
60
Indians of the Tulares
231, 385-386
Indian miners 446, 482
Isla de Alcatraces 47
Isla de los Angeles 47
Islais creek .
48,50
Islas, Santiago de las
312
Iturbide
230
Jenny Lind theatre 584
Johnson, James 532
Johnson's rancho 471,631
Johnston, Captain Abraham R 673, 679
death of . 675
809
INDEX
Johnston, Albert Sidney 731 Jones, Dr. Elbert P . 520, 587, 736
Jones, Thomas Ap Catesby, commodore,
235, 238-239, 258, 260, 480
Jornada (definition)
IOI
Junta departmental . 234
Junta fomento de California 228
Kearny, Stephen Watts .. . 190, 264-265, 315, 391, 418, 513, 735 his grant to the town of San Francisco 572
defeat at San Pascual. 675-679
fight at San Gabriel river and La Mesa 680-681
controversy with Stockton and Frémont 681-682
assumes command 683
organizes civil government. 685
leaves for east. 686
witness at Frémont court-martial 687
Kelsey, Benjamin 253
Kemble, Edward C 587-588
Kent hall 507-508
Kern, Edward M 377
Kern lake 140
Kern river
146, 377
Keseberg, Louis (Donner party) 628, 635, 644, 655, 656, 657
Keyes, Captain E. D. 728
Keyser, Sebastian, fourth relief (Donner party) 656
Kino, Fray Eusebio Francisco 58, 59, 108 biography 284-285 King, T. Butler 458 Kings river 376
Kinshon, governor of Massachusetts 243
Kittleman, Sarah 519, 520
Kittle and company 583
Klamath lake . 387
Knight, William
394
810 THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
La Asuncion . I22
La Cañada del Paraiso 89
La Empinada . 60, 62
La Laguna Graciosa 124
La Mesa, battle of . 68 1
La Pérouse, Jean François Galoup de 329-330
La Purificacion
61
La Reina de los Angeles
160
Las Bolas 57
Las Bolas de Plata 283
Las Lagunas del hospital 104
Las Llagas 41
Las Playas. 59
Las Tinajas Altas 61, 286-287
Los Angeles, pueblo-city 91, 159, 160, 237-239
Los Angeles, cabecera, second district 234
Los Angeles river . 91, 122
Los Correos . 127
Los Ositos I27
Los Llorones
329
Los Pechos de la Choca
330
Los Pozos del Carrizal
74, 112, 114
Los Santos Reyes .
273
Labor 620
Laguna de Manantial 134, 150, 328,717
Laguna de San Antonio Bucaréli 89, 118
Laguna de Santa Olalla 72, 74, 78, 81, 94, 106, 111, 145
Laguna del Presidio
132
Laguna del Principe 89
Laguna de la Concepcion 123,320
Laguna de la Merced 51,135
Laguna de las Cojas 72, III
Laguna de los Dolores
1 50-151, 328,717
Laguna Dulce. 512,514
Laguna Graciosa 124
INDEX 81I
Laguna Larga de los Santos Mártires
124
Laguna Pequeña 134,328
Laguna Salada .
149, 511, 517,573
Lands, distribution authorized 161
Land grants 216
limit of
217
to foreigners 218
preëmption by Americans 219
doubtful claims 219
loss of the rancheros 220
Land commission 220
Larkin, Thomas O 377, 381-383, 386, 487, 523, 528, 736
Larkin's claim to presidio 724
Folsom's report thereon 725-726
rejected by commission
729
Lassen's pass 465
Lassen's rancho
386, 387
Lassen's route
467
League (length of) 63
Leavenworth, Rev. Thaddeus M., 555, 589, 600, 602, 603, 736 Lechuguilla desert . 60
Lechuguilla plant. 60
Leese, Jacob P.
262, 394, 397, 505-507, 517, 700-701
Legislative assembly
601, 604
Leidesdorff, William Alexander 377, 518, 519, 526-529, 541 Leidesdorff street. 576 Leon, Ponce de 21
Liberty hill
122
Limantour, José Yves
239, 569, 570-571
Limantour claim 569, 570 Lime point 50
Linares, Ignacio
296
Little Chili 593
Lippitt, Francis J 487, 554, 599, 601
Livermore, Robert. 249
812 THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Livingston, H. B 459
Llano de los Robles 41,13I
Lobos creek 132
Loeser, Lieutenant Lucien 453,682
Loma Alta 495, 578
Long Sault, heroes of.
Long wharf 120, 424
524
Lopez, Juan Francisco 305 Lopez, Doña María Ignacia de la Candelaria 305
Lopez, Sebastian Antonio. 303
Loreto, capital of the Californias 226
Lyon, Nathaniel 740
McAllister, Hall 458, 599, 600, 737
McAllister, Mathew Hall 600
McCabe, A. J. 458
McComb, John 458
McCulloch, Hartnell and company
211
McCutchen, William M. (Donner party),
627, 632, 640, 642, 648, 651
McDowell, General Irwin. 731
McDougal, John. 487
Mckinley, James
526
Mckinstry, Major
458
McLain, Louis . 416
McLoughlin, John 521
McLoughlin, Eloise, wife of Rae 521
McMullan, Dr. 458
McNamara grant. 419, 420
McTavish, Dougald 523
Mansion house . 519, 619
Marcy, William L., secretary of war 391
Mare island 50
Maricopa wells 104
813
INDEX
Marsh, Dr. John 252, 254-255
Marshall, James W 444
Marston, J. D. 588
Marston, Captain Ward 548,723
Martinez, Ignacio 197, 299, 506, 721
daughters of . 197
Martinez, Doña María Antonia, wife of Richardson 248
Martinez, Doña Susana, wife of Hinckley 517
Mary's river
253, 254, 462
Mason, Richard B., 444-453, 459, 476-479, 480, 484, 528, 556, 558, 608, 683, 684, 685, 687-691, 723, 736
Mason, lieutenant-colonel of engineers 731
Maynard, Lafayette 459
Machado, Agustin 201
Mayor-domos appointed I71
Mellus, Henry 532,742
Mellus and Howard 523, 532, 580
Merchants, profits of 609
Merrill, J. H 589
Merritt, Ezekiel 262-263, 393, 394, 396
Mervine, Captain William 190, 414, 429, 430
Mesa, José Valerio 294
Mesa, Juan Prado 722
Mescaltitan, Rancherías de 92, 123, 320, 321
Meiggs, Honest Harry 616
Mendocino, cabo de. 273
272
Mexico, city of. 108
Miles, General Nelson A
73I
Military establishment
164,225
Military force 485-486
Military force in 1848 449
668, 699
Military governors
Military Governor Sloat 669
Military Governor Stockton 669
Mendoza, Antonio, viceroy
814 THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Military Governor Kearny 670
Military Governor Mason 687
Military Governor Riley 691
Militia, enrollment of. 239
Mill at Clark's point 531
Miller, Hiram, second and third relief (Donner party)
648, 651, 654
Minor, Colville J .
682
Mission of the Dolores 135,327,330,717,718
Mission, road to 617,618
Mission bay 49,50
Missions, property of 156-158
land of . 158
secularization ordered . 165
in the way of colonization 175
secularization accomplished 181 grapes, origin of 188-189
Missions of the Colorado 148, 309-310
Missions of Lower California
I73
Misroon, Lieutenant John S. constructs battery 542-543
540-542
constructs blockhouse 545
Micheltorena, Manuel, governor, 235, 236, 238, 239, 260-261, 370 Mojave desert. 146,375
Montara mountains
32
Monte del Diablo mountains
141
Monterey 31, 39, 226, 269
Monterey, mission of 40, 56, 93, 128, 142, 269
Monterey, presidio of 55, 93, 128, 142, 269
Monterey, Rio de. 126, 127 Montgomery, John B.,
353, 399, 402, 512, 515, 540, 541, 549, 723, 735 Moore, Captain . 244
Moore, Captain Benjamin D. 673, 675, 676, 679 Moore, Jacob B 606
INDEX
815 Moraga, José Joaquin,
Moraga, Gabriel, biography 292
115, 121, 127, 129, 139, 142, 150, 331, 717, 738
biography 291-292 Morgan, Edwin L 457
Mormon pilgrimage 264
battalion 264, 672
Mormons insulted 431-432
arrival at Yerba Buena 543 religious services of 589 Morrell, Captain Benjamin I33
Moultry, Riley S., first relief (Donner party) 646
Mountain lake . 132
Muños, Francisco 306
Murphy, Mrs. Lavinia (Donner party) 627, 643, 646, 655
Murphy, Timoteo 577
Murphy, Martin, rancho 393
Nacimiento, Rio de 92, 126
Naglee, Henry M 480, 553-554
Naglee and Sinton, first bank in San Francisco. 554-555 Napa valley . 394
Narvaez, Pánfilo de. 21
Natividad, La 130, 232 battle of 130,416
Narrimore, Mrs. Mercy 519
Neve, Felipe de, governor .
123, 216, 226, 276, 320, 331, 717
New Helvetia, Nueva Helvecia 367,369
Newell, Chaplain Chester, U. S. N 590
316
New river .
Niantic, ship and building 579, 580
161
Nieto, José Manuel
Noé, José de Jesus. 527, 534, 743
North beach . 498, 616
Nutting, Lucy 519
816 THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Oakley, Howard, third relief (Donner party) 652, 654, 660
O'Cain, Joseph 245~246
O'Farrell, Jasper 370, 406, 507, 513, 737, 753, 756-757
O'Farrell's swing
514
Ogden, Peter Skeen 254
Ogden river. 254
Ojo de agua (definition)
134,328
Ojo de Figueroa 525
Onas, governor of Pennsylvania 243
Oñate, Juan de .337-338
Onontio, governor of Canada
243
Ord, Edward O. C
682
Ord, James L.
193, 682
Ord, Pacificus
457
Ord, Robert B
457
Oregon trail
461
Oriental hotel
586
Ortega, Ignacio
247
Ortega, José Francisco
33, 34, 35, 274, 320,719,738
biography . 275-276
Ortega, Doña María Clara 247
Ortega, Doña María Trinidad (La Primavera) 358
Overland emigrants 459
in the Colorado desert 460
rendezvous 460
outfit.
461, 661
numbers in camp .
461
Overland route, Santa Fé trail
661-663
central route . 661
Greenwood's cut-off 665
Hastings' cut-off. 665
Ogden's hole . 665
the death route. 666
Truckee and Bear river route 667
Mormon or Carson route 667
817
INDEX
Overland route, Kearny's march down the Gila 674
across Colorado desert 674 arrival at Warner's rancho 674 Owens, Richard 377, 420, 654 Owens lake. 377
Owens river.
377
Pablo, Captain (Feo) 147
Pacheco, Juan Salvio 296, 738
Pacheco, Romualdo 196
Pacheco pass
386
Pacific Mail Steamship company 452 office . 574
Padilla, Juan N 404-405
Padrés, José María 176
Padron (definition) 500
Page, Robert C
738
Pájaro river 41,130
Palma, Captain Salvador ... 62-78, 95, 106-III, 146-147, 309
Palmer, Cook and company 530 Palo Alto. 43
Palo Alto, ranchería of I3I
Palo Colorado (redwood) I35
Palou, Fray Francisco
42, 43, 51, 151, 329, 717, 745
Panama, city of
454,455,457
Panama isthmus route
454
Papago legend 287
Papaguería .
58, 102, 148
Parrott, John 258, 382
Paraje (definition) 76
Parker, Robert A. 531,582
Parker house. 584
Partido (definition)
233
Paso de Robles, El 126
818 THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Pass of the Cocomaricopas 104
Pattie, James Ohio 251
Pattie, Sylvester. 251
Paty, Captain John
240, 526, 531
Paty and Mckinley 529
Pedrorena, Miguel .
488
Peña, Corporal Joaquin 722
Peralta, Domingo 481
Peralta, Gabriel 294
Peralta, Louis . 294
Peralta, Sebastian 378
Peralta de Bernal, María Teodora
246
Perry, John.
508
Phelps, Captain William D
235
his claim 712
Philippine ocean 86, 88
Pike, William M. (Donner party) 627,637
Pilot knob
72, III
Piloto (definition)
46
Pimería. 87
Pine, Isaac B 457
Pinole (definition) 47
Pinto, Juana Francisca 718
Pinto, Pablo . 297,718
Pinto, Rafael
540
Pico, Andrés 190, 302, 426, 483, 677, 680 Pico, Antonio María 302
Pico, José Antonio Bernardino
251
Pico, José Dolores
302
Pico, José de Jesus
302, 416, 425-426
Pico, José María
302, 305
Pico, Pio 240, 302, 378, 386
biography 358-364
Pico, Santiago de la Cruz 301
Pico, Miss 251
819
INDEX
Platte river
461-462, 463
Pleasant valley 593
Plume, John V 458
Poblador (definition) 159
Poett, Dr. J. Henry 533
Point Avisadero 50
Point Concepcion
92, 123
Point Cavallo
50
Point Lobos
34, 43, 50, 51, 502
Point Reyes .
32, 34, 35, 42, 139
Point Richmond 50
Point Sal . 498
Point San José . 50, 498
Point San Pedro 50, 135
Polk, James K
Pomona, site of 687,739
119
Post, Gabriel B 737
Porter, Asa . 457
Porter, David D 458
Portneuf river 462
Portsmouth house
520
Portsmouth square.
530, 598
Portolá, Gaspar de, 31, 39, 43, 55, 73, 94, 123, 125, 131, 164,
185, 225, 319, 320
503, 612
Portrero Nuevo.
Powell, Dr. W. J . 735
Poza de las Angustias 77
Pozos de en Médio (Papaguería) 62
Pozos de en Médio (Colorado desert) 75,77
Pozos de Santa Rosa de las Lajas 81, 112, 114
Pratt, William H 457
Presidial companies 234
Presidial districts 164
Presidial soldiers
158-159, 187
families of 187
820
THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Presidial soldiers, ranchos of. 187
Presidio described 223
reservation under Spanish law 728
Presidio of San Francisco 719
guns mounted . 730
present area of
729
road to. 616
Price, Rodman M. 457, 487
Price, Sterling 672
Propios (definition) 168
Prudon, Victor . 262, 516
Public institute 589
Pueblo de la Laguna 320
Pueblos, grant of Philip II
163
Puertezuelo 122,511,596
Puerto Dulce. 49, 132, 140
Puerto de San Francisco
273
Puerto de la Concepcion
70, 146
Puerto de la Concepcion, mission of
312
Punta Guijarros . 235
Punta del Cantil Blanco 50, 133, 720
Punta del Embarcadero
495, 542
Punta del Rincon.
495
Punta de los Muertos 280
Punta de los Reyes 272, 273
Purisima Concepcion del Caborca
57
Purisima Concepcion (on Colorado) 70, 72
Purple hills .
69
Pyramid lake 375
Quiros, Fernando de 44,15I
Radcliff, Charles M. 457
Rae, William Glen 521-524
Raft river 462
821
INDEX
Ranchería Nueva. I23
Ranchería del Buchon 125
Ranchería del Cojo.
Ranchería del Rincon 124
123
Rancheros plundered 547
Rancho Barranca Colorado
Rancho Buri Buri 392
Rancho Callayomi 321
519,70I
Rancho Cañada de Guadalupe Rodeo Viejo y Visitacion,
519, 701
Rancho Corral de Tierra
534
Rancho El Alisal 378, 380
Rancho Laguna de la Merced
202, 304, 340, 503, 534
Rancho Laguna Seco
378
Rancho Nacional Soscol . 352,354
Rancho Nuestro Señora del Refugio 227, 247
Rancho Nueva Helvecia 367,370
Rancho Olompali 405
Rancho Petaluma 350, 354
Rancho Patrocino 208
Rancho Punta de los Lobos 724, 726, 727
Rancho Rinconada de los Gatos 379
Rancho Rio de los Americanos 527
Rancho Santiago de Santa Ana 197 Rancho San Antonio 294-295, 481 Rancho San Isidro 247
Rancho San Pedro. 430
Rancho Santa Ana del Chino 429
Rancho Santa Isabel 674
Rancho de las Bolsas 319
Rancho de las Pulgas 135,500 Rancho de los Dos Pueblos 321
Rancho de los Encinos. 161
Rancho de los Médanos 253,255
Rancho de los Ositos. 416
822
THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Rancho de los Verdugos 417
Randolph, Edmond 185
Rassette house 586
Rats, plague of. 596
Reading, Major Pierson B
685
Real de la Cieneguilla
149
Real estate 6II
Real hacienda (definition) 227
Redington, John H 458
Redlands
318
Reed, James F. (Donner party), 627, 632, 633, 634, 640, 641-
Reglamento of 1828
167,217,229
Reglamento of 1833
167
Reglamento of 1834.
167,229
Releuse cañon
I27
Relief stations
467
Reorganization of society 622
Resources, development of
621-622
Revere, Lieutenant Joseph Warren
Reyes, Francisco 161
Rezánof, Nicolai Petrovich 258, 344, 345
Rhoads, David, first relief (Donner party) 646
Rhoads, John, first and fourth relief (Donner party),
646, 647, 656
Richardson, William A
197, 248, 499, 504, 722
Richardson's bay 46
casa grande
500, 505
plan of town 505
tent 498-499, 504 Indians 514
Ridley, Robert 512, 518-519, 528, 541, 545 Riley, Bennet. 476, 484-485, 603-605, 727, 728 calls convention 486
642, 647, 648, 650, 653, 656
Rents . 610
542
823
INDEX
Riley, Bennet, proclamation 486
resigns civil power 489
biography . 691-692
in Black Hawk war
692
at Cerro Gordo 692
at Contreras
693
at Churubusco
694
as governor of California 694
declines to deliver civil fund to commanding general,
694-696
delivers government to Burnett.
699
publicly thanked for services to California 698
Rincon point . 502
Ringgold, Lieutenant 339
Rio Gila . 62, 63, 64, 69, 95, 103, 104, 108, 148
Rio Jesus de los Temblores 319
Rio Padrones 72,316
Rio San Ignacio IOI Rio de Guadalupe . 136, 33I
Rio de Horcasitas IOI
Rio de Nacimiento. 92, 126
Rio de San Francisco 42, 132
Rio de Santa Rosa 92, 124
Rio de Triunfo . 91
Rio del Altar. 58,95
Rio del Cármelo. 269 Rio del Tizon . 63
Rio de la Asuncion 91
Rio de la Carpentería. 91
Rio de las Virgenes . 122
Rio ó Laguna de San Francisco 140
Rivera y Moncada, Fernando Javier,
40, 42, 43, 48, 51, 117, 119, 120, 121, 129, 131, 142- 145, 150, 159, 216, 274, 309, 312-313, 739, 749, 751 biography 334-335
824 THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Riverside district 318
mesa. 318
Roach, Philip A 754
Robbins, Thomas W 196
Roberts, Sam. 600
Robidoux, Antoine 673, 676
Robinson, Alfred
173, 193,209-210, 443,457,532
biography . 762,763
Rob Roy, rule of 477, 479, 482
Rodeo creek . I37
Rodriguez, Dámaso 722
Rodriguez, Jacinto
487,488
Rodriguez, José
207
Romero, José Antonio
332
Rosales, Bernardo 332
Rose, John.
541,545
Ross, Charles L.
582, 588, 590
Rucker, Major D. H.
466
Rufus, Ernest
370
Russ family. 556, 583
gardens. 584
house. 584
Russell, William H 419, 627
Russian hunters 209
Sacramento, beginnings of 334
Sacramento valley 466, 475
Saint Ann's valley 593
Saint Francis hotel 585
Sal, Hermenegildo 216, 497, 717,718
biography . 719
Sal, Josefa, wife of Sergeant Roca . 719
Sal, Rafaela, wife of Luis Argüello 719
Salinas river 92
825
INDEX
Salinas valley 92, 130, 262, 378, 384
Salmon Trout river 375-376
Salta Atras (definition) 160 Salton sea 317
San Antonio mission 39, 56, 92, 126
San Antonio creek . 41,90, 119
San Antonio valley 141 San Benito, arroyo de 40, 130
San Benito valley
40
San Bernardino valley 130,318
San Buenaventura, doctor serafico 39, 276
San Buenaventura mission 40, 91, 122, 276
San Buenaventura, Rio de . I22
San Buenaventura valley 4I
San Carlos Borromeo 3I
San Carlos, packet boat
150-151,717
San Carlos, pass of.
88, 117, 289, 290
San Diego. 31, 39, 40, 55
San Diego mission 107,143
destruction of. 119, 120, 121, 127
San Diego presidio 142
San Dionisio 69, 108
San Elcearo, San Elizario, Rio de 92, 130
San Eusebio, wells of. 80
San Felipe river .
82, 85, 86, 11 5
San Fernando, battle of 261 gold placers. 444
land claimed by mission 161
San Fernando valley 91, 122
San Francisco de Asis (saint). IO2
San Francisco climate 324-326 boundary of city 501
first election 503
city property sold 567
titles clouded 567
826
THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
San Francisco, return of the volunteers 563
July 4th celebration 564
ball in honor of governor. 564 increase in property values 564
granting of lots 565
lawless speculation 566
a city of men 619
San Francisco mission 39
San Francisco presidio founded
15I
San Francisco, Rio de .
42, 117, 132, 136-140
San Francisquito creek 157,231
130, 135
San Francisco Solano mission.
San Gabriel land 161
San Gabriel mission
39, 56, 73, 90, 94, 119, 121, 142, 250
119
San Gregorio 87, 116
San Gorgonio pass
94, 289
San Hieronimo de los Corazones.
336
San Ignacio cañon
IOI
San Ignacio pueblo IOI
San Ignacio, Rio. IOI
San Jacinto lake 89
San Jacinto mountains 73, 86, 88, 107, 145
San Jacinto river 89
San Joaquin river
139,254
San Joaquin valley
140, 262, 375, 386
San Jacome rancheria. 76
San José de Guadalupe
160,331-333,717
San José, Valle Ameno de 89, 118
San José, Rio de 89 San José mission 255, 480, 481
San José pueblo 480
San Juan Bautista. 234, 240, 383
San Juan Bautista mission 130, 409, 41I
San Gabriel river
battle of 680
827
INDEX
San Leandro creek. 41,136 San Luis Obispo mission . . 39, 56, 92, 125, 140, 141, 142, 144-145 San Luis Obispo creek . I26
San Luis Obispo cañon. 125
San Mateo, arroyo de 131,136
San Miguel (saint) 102
San Pablo bay 41, 48, 132, 137
San Pablo, Cerro de
72
San Pablo, Ranchería de 72
San Pedro 239, 443
San Pedro valley 32,35
San Pedro y San Pablo de Bicuñer mission 72,312
San Pascual 106 San Pascual Baílon 41
San Pascual, battle of 190, 675
San Pascual, Llano de 130
San Rafael mission
157, 406, 754, 755, 756
San Ricardo.
I39
San Sebastian del Peregrino, Cienega de,
82, 85, 86, 106, 113, 114, 116, 289, 290
San Simon y Judas
104
San Souci valley
327
San Timoteo cañon
94
San Xavier del Bac
102, 307
Santa Ana pueblo. IOI Santa Ana river . 89, 118, 318, 319
Santa Angela de Fulgino, Arroyo de I38
Santa Barbara 123, 244-245, 320
Santa Barbara channel 91-92, 122
Santa Barbara county
123
Santa Barbara Indians 92
Santa Barbara mission 123,320
Santa Barbara presidio 320
Santa Caterina, aguage of 87, 116
Santa Clara, battle of 548-549
828
THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Santa Clara mission 39, 409, 480, 481, 497, 717
Santa Clara valley 41, 122, 131, 141,378
Santa Cruz river 96, 102
Santa Delfina, Cañada de 40
Santa Delfina (saint) 130
Santa Delfina valley
130
Santa Gertrudes mission
73
Santa Lucia mountains . I26
Santa María Magdalena, pueblo. IOI
Santa Margarita ranchería I26
Santa Margarita, Rio de
I26
Santa María, Fray Vicente
46,51
Santa Rosa island
233
Santa Susana mountains. 91,122
Santillan, José Prudencio
571
Santillan claim 571
Santo Tomás, wells of 80
Sanchez, Francisco 299, 503-504, 526, 541, 542, 548, 722
Sanchez, José Antonio 298
Sanchez, José Antonio, second 298-299, 503, 721, 743
Sanchez, Josefa, wife of De Haro
503
Sansome street . 577
Saric. . 57
Sarría, Padre Vicente Francisco 230
Saticoy, site of 122
Sausalito
45
School house
588
Sells, Joseph, first relief (Donner party)
646
Selover and company
585
Semple, Dr. Robert
354, 395, 487, 586
Serra, Fray Junípero,
56, 93, 128, 144, 185, 274, 320, 322-323, 717, 750, 751 Serranos (definition) 85
Settlers enrolled 159
Seymour, Admiral Sir George 421
829
INDEX
Seymour, Lieutenant 421
Shannon, Captain Thomas E 554 Sherman, William Tecumseh 448, 682
Sherman and Ruckel. 581
Sherrebach, Peter 525, 545 Ships :
Admittance, American ship 443,532
Albatross, ship . 209
Albatross, American schooner 247
Alert, American ship
235,499
Apollo, store ship 579
Blossom, British man-of-war 499
Brooklyn, American ship. 519, 543, 587
California, Pacific Mail steamship 452, 455
Chato, Mexican brig . 237
Clementine, British brigantine 233,256
Columbia, British bark. 520
Collingwood, British man-of-war 42 I
Congress, United States frigate.
414, 546
Courier, American ship. 250
Cyane, United States sloop-of-war 258
Dale, United States sloop-of-war 258
Discovery, British sloop-of-war 496
Don Quixote, American brig
213, 240, 517
Euphemia, prison ship 607
Falcon, American steamer 454
Independence, United States frigate 590, 683
Isaac Todd, British ship. 246
Julia Ann, American schooner 526
Juno, British sloop-of-war 420
Kent, American bark. 507
La Victoria, Spanish ship 272
Laura Ann, British brig 590
Le Héros, French ship 499
Loo Choo, United States transport 556
830
THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Ships:
Lydia, American schooner 247
Moscow, American bark. 723
Mount Vernon, American ship 582
Niantic, American ship
579, 580
Nuestra Señora Aranzazú, Mexican frigate 245
Olive Branch, English brig 250
Oregon, Pacific Mail steamer 452, 458
Orion, English whaler 248
Panama, Pacific Mail steamer 452, 458
Phoenix, English ship 244
Pilgrim, American brig . 532
Portsmouth, United States sloop-of-war 353, 383, 539
Predpriatie, Russian frigate 498
Sachem, American ship. 211
San Agustin, Spanish galleon
San Carlos, Spanish packet,
San Diego, Spanish ship . 44, 51, 45, 150-151, 279, 282, 717
273
San Salvador, Spanish ship
Savannah, United States frigate 272
Shark, United States schooner 258
429, 546
Sitka, Russian steamer 528
Susan Drew, United States transport.
556
Thomas H. Perkins, United States transport
552, 556
Tres Reyes, Spanish ship
273
United States, United States frigate 258
Vandalia, American ship. 429
Vincennes, American sloop-of war
339
Volunteer, American bark 516
Warren, United States sloop-of-war 549
Waverly, schooner 250
Whiton, American bark 589
Yorktown, United States sloop-of-war 258
Short, Father Patrick 208
272
831
INDEX
Shubrick, William Branford 479, 683
Signal mountain 76 Sidney town 593
Sierra Madre of California 85, 88, 113, 290, 318
Sierra Maricopa 104
Sierra Nevada
250, 463, 470
Sierra Pinecata .
59
Sierra Pinto 59
Sierra de Estrella 104
Sierra de Nuestro Padre San Francisco 42
Sierra de Santa Lucia 92 Sierra del Charco 14I
Sill, Daniel 531
Simpson, Sir George 192, 345, 368, 521, 370
Sinaloa . 99
Sinclair, John, alcalde 370, 656
Sinclair, William 522, 523
Sinton, Richard H
553
Sirrine, John . 588
Sitio (definition)
161
Sloat, John D., commodore
265, 391, 413, 414, 546
Slover mountain
318
Smith, Persifer F., general,
355, 452, 454, 457, 466, 482, 601-602, 613-614, 730
Smith, Jedediah S 249, 254 Smith, Dr. Peter 567-568
Smith, Stephen 533,542
Smith, Tom 519
Smith, William M 517, 541, 581, 722
Smuggling 2II-216 Snake river 462
628, 633
Snyder, John (Donner party)
Soda springs 253, 462
Sola, Pablo Vicente, governor 208, 229, 294 Solar (definition) 217
832
THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Sonoma, pueblo of . 231, 409, 542
Soldado de cuera (definition) IO2
Soldiers, desertion of 446
Soldier school teachers 207
Soledad mission, site of .
93
Sonoitac, Sonoyta, mission
58
Sonoyta river . 58
Sonora pass.
254
Sotelo, José Antonio
303
Soto, Ignacio de .
151,297,718
Soto, José de los Dolores
718
Southampton bay
49
South sea I18
South pass. 253, 462
Spear, Nathan
256, 506, 507, 508, 518, 530, 741
Spofford, Captain
599
Spring valley .
593
Squatter's league 481
Stanford university, site of I3I
Stanislaus river 254
Stanton, Charles T. (Donner party) 628, 632, 635, 637, 638
Stanton, Edwin M 759
Stark, John, third relief (Donner party) 652, 654
Starvation in the desert 463-474
Steamboat point 502
Stearns, Abel 444, 526
Steinberger, Baron 576-577
Steuart, William M 697,741
Stevenson, Colonel Jonathan D 553,742
Stevenson's regiment, survivors of 556
Streets, condition of 596-598
Streets of San Francisco 732-734
fifty vara survey . 734
western addition and outside lands 738
one hundred vara survey and mission 741
833
INDEX
Streets of San Francisco, Potrero Viejo 743
Stribling, C. K., commodore
Stockton, Robert F.,
259
414, 543, 546, 547, 679, 680, 681, 683, 702-703, 704-706 Stokes, Edward 674
Stone, Charles, second and third relief (Donner party),
Store ships.
649, 652, 654, 660
Stuart, Charles V 519
Sullivan, Eugene L
457
Sumner, Edwin V., general 731
Suñol, Antonio
Sutter, John A., 256, 260-262, 370, 371-372, 375, 398, 445, 488, 341
Sutter's fort
257, 264, 369, 375, 386, 397
Sutter's mill
445
Swift, Granville P 404, 407
Swords, Major Thomas 673, 678
Taft, William H., secretary of war .
269
Talbot, Theodore, lieutenant California battalion 415,429 Tamalpais mountain . 42
Tansill, Robert, lieutenant of marines 723
Tapia, Felipe Santiago 300 Tarabel, Sebastian 73, 74, 81, 110
Taylor, Bayard. 459
Taylor, Captain Nelson 555
Taylor, Reverend William 591, 612, 613 Taylor, Zachary 736 Telegraph hill 34, 35, 524,593 Telegraph pass . 62
Tehama (Jones) house. 576
Tennant, Dr. Samuel 197
578-579
Suisun bay
42, 48, 50, 138
518, 521, 697, 698, 737
834
THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Territorial diputacion 167,228
Thomas, George H., general 731
Thomas, Captain L. H 570
Thomes, William H 443,524,531
biography 763-764
Thompson, Alpheus B 515
Thompson, DeWitt Clinton. 456
Thompson, William, third relief (Donner party) 654, 655
Tinaja (definition) 60
Tinaja pass . 61
Tinajas Altas 61, 286-287
Tinajas del Cerro de la Cabeza Prieta
59
Tobin, Joseph. 458
682
Tompkins, Captain Christopher Q 401, 405-410
Torre, Joaquin de la
Townsend, Dr. John 370, 528, 588, 612, 743
Truckee pass 376 Truckee river 375-376, 461, 467, 473
Translation of Spanish names 558-559
Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo 219
Tubac
96, 100, 101, 103, 149, 307-308
Tucker, Reason P., first and fourth relief (Donner party),
Tucson. 639, 640, 641, 644, 645, 647, 656
96, 103, 308
Tulares 140
Tulares lake river 377
Tule desert . 59
Tule mountains 59
Turk, Frank . 605,737
Turner, Captain Henry S. 673, 678, 680, 683
Turner, John, second relief (Donner party) 648, 650 Tyler, John 737
Ulloa, Francisco de
739
Union hotel.
585
835
INDEX
United States, war anticipated 239
University of California, site of 137
Valencia, José Manuel 298, 718, 736
Valencia, Juan Agustin 301
Valencia, Juan Ignacio . 77
Vallejo, Ignacio Vicente Ferrer, biography 346-348 Vallejo, Mariano Guadalupe, 179, 188, 231-232, 240, 255, 262- 264, 366, 369, 394-396, 487, 488, 500-502, 547, 721, 736 biography 346-357
Vallejo, María Rosalia, wife of Leese. 191, 348, 701
Vallejo, Prudencia, wife of José Amesti 526 Vallejo, Salvador 196, 262, 356, 394
Vandeventer flat.
88, 89
Vancouver, George 224-245, 258, 496-499, 719, 720
Vancouver's anchorage
498
Vancouver's map 498
617,739
Van Ness, James . . 457
Van Nostrand, A. M.
Van Voorhies, William
457
Vara (definition) 428 Varela, Cérbula
Vargas, Manuel de 207
Vasquez, José Tiburcio 332
Vasquez, Juan Atanasio 301
Vassault, Ferdinand 458 Vega, Ramon Lasso de la 207
Ventura county 123
Verdugo, José María 188
Verdugo, Mariano de la Luz 188
Vermeule, Lieutenant Thomas L 555
Victoria, Manuel, governor 232, 235
142
Vidal, Mariano.
Viernes de los Dolores I34
Villela, Marcos 306
63
836
THE BEGINNINGS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Victoria, Manuel, governer 236
Vioget, Jean Jacques. 367, 511, 512, 518
Vioget house . 519 Vizcaino, Sebastian 272-273
Volcano lake 317
Wadsworth, James L. C 555
Waldo, Captain William 471-474
Walker, Joseph R 376
Walker lake. 376
Walker river 254,375,376
Waller, R. H. 738
Walnut creek . I38
Walters, William P
457
Ward, James C
600, 603
Ward and Smith
581
Ward house. 585
Warner, William H 673, 675, 676, 724, 740
Washerwomen's lagoon 134,327,615
Water for San Francisco
594
Watmough, Purser James H 541
Watson, Lieutenant Henry B
540, 541, 544, 683, 723
Weber, Charles M
253
Weller, John B
458
Wetmore, C. E 590
Wheeler, Lieutenant George H 729
Wheeler, Reverend O. C.
457,591
Wilbur, Reverend James H
589
Wilkes, Charles 172-173,339-34I Willey, Reverend Samuel W 399, 423, 457
Williams, Reverend Albert. 591
Williams, Lieutenant Edwards C 555
Williams, Henry F. 457
Wilson, Benjamin D. ("Don Benito") 256, 429
837
INDEX
Wilson, Captain John 196
Willow pass. 138
Willows, the .. 328
Winans, Joseph W 7II
Woodbury, Samuel 457
Woodward, Robert B 618
Woodworth, Selim E 563, 642, 651
biography 707
Wool, John E., general 731
Workman and Rowland party 255
Wright, Dexter R 726
Wright, George, general 731
Wright and company, miners' bank 532
Yerba Buena cove . 49, 495, 504, 511
Yerba Buena cove anchorage 498
Yerba Buena island 49
Yerba Buena, first mention of name 498
Yerba Buena village 133,495
inhabitants of 535
night alarm 544-545
defenses of 543,545
first election
545
Yorba, Antonio 293,739
Yorba, Tomás 197
Yount, George 404
Yuha springs . 81
Yuma, Arizona 69
Yuma, fort
70
1897
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