El Pueblo: Los Angeles Before the RailroadsEquitable Branch, 1928 - 80 strani Small, but important, history of Los Angeles up to 1923, with special focus on the construction of the Southern Pacific Railroad and the Spanish American War, and their effects on the rapid growth of the area. |
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Abel Stearns adobe Alcalde American Andres Pico Angeles and San Angeles County Antonio became Bella Union building built Cahuenga Carrillo celebration century citizens city's colonists corner Courthouse Crespi Don Abel Don Abel Stearns Don Benito Downey elected Equitable Branch Equitable Savings Bank Felipe De Neve flag Fremont Gillespie Governor Gringo hacienda Harbor horses Indian wife Jose Juan Bautista Alvarado land later Los Angeles County Los Angeles River Lugo Main Street Mayor Mexico Micheltorena Mission San Gabriel Monterey Mormons Neve's North Broadway orange Phineas Banning picture Pio Pico pioneer planted Porciuncula Portola present President Pueblo Rancho river San Diego San Francisco San Pedro Santa Barbara Security Bank Security Trust settlers seventies side Southern California southern counties Southern Pacific Spain Spanish Spring Streets Stockton stood surrender town transcontinental railroad Trust & Savings Valley vineyard Washburn William Wolfskill Wilson Yang-na Yankee
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Stran 7 - We judge that in the mountains that run to the west in front of us there are some volcanoes, for there are many signs on the road which stretches between the Porciuncula River and the Spring of the Alders, for the explorers saw some large marshes of a certain substance like pitch ; they were boiling and bubbling, and the pitch came out mixed with an abundance of water.
Stran 6 - This plain where the river runs is very extensive. It has good land for planting all kinds of grain and seeds, and is the most suitable site of all we have 3een for a mission, for it has all the requisites for a large settlement.
Stran 5 - We set out from the valley in the morning and followed the same plain in a westerly direction. After traveling about a league and a half through a pass between low hills, we entered a very spacious valley, well grown with cottonwoods and alders, among which ran a beautiful river from the north-northwest, and then, doubling the point of a steep hill, it went on afterwards to the south. Toward the north-northeast there is another river bed which forms a spacious watercourse, but we found it dry. This...
Stran 7 - All the soil is black and loamy, and is capable of producing every kind of grain and fruit which may be planted. We went west, continually over good land well covered with grass. After traveling about half a league we came to the village of this region, the people of which, on seeing us, came out into the road. As they drew near us they began to howl like wolves; they greeted us and wished to give us seeds, but as we had nothing at hand in which to carry them we did not accept them. Seeing this,...
Stran 31 - ... although somewhat saddened by the gloom of uncongenial suroundings. "The time has arrived," said he, "when the city of Los Angeles begins to figure in the political world, as it now finds itself the capital of the department. Now to complete the necessary work that, although it is but a small town, it should proceed to show its beauty, its splendor and its magnificence in such a manner that when the traveler visits us he may say, 'I have seen the City of the Angels; I have seen the work of its...
Stran 7 - After crossing the river we entered a large vineyard of wild grapes and an infinity of rosebushes in full bloom. All the soil is black and loamy, and is capable of producing every kind of grain and fruit that may be planted. We went west, continually over good land well covered with grass.
Stran 11 - First came Sergeant Jose Anton Navaree or Navarro, carrying the image of Our Lady of the Angels, followed by Corporal Jose Vanegas with the Holy Cross and Private Luis Quintero bearing aloft the banner of Spain. "Then came Governor De Neve and Fathers Crusado and Sanchez, attended by Indian acolytes. Guards, friends and settlers followed in slow procession. Circling the plaza and approaching the arbor, where an altar had been prepared, mass was said.
Stran 47 - ... that the policy of the State, hitherto having been to exempt mining claims from taxation, and the mining population being migratory in its character, and hence contributing but little to the State revenue in proportion to their population, they are unjustly burdened; and that there is no remedy, save in a separation from the other portion of the State. In short, that the union of southern and northern California is unnatural.
Stran 6 - As soon as we arrived about eight heathen from a good village came to visit us; they live in this delightful place among the trees on the river. They presented us with some baskets of pinole made from seeds of sage and other grasses. Their chief brought some strings of beads made of shells, and they threw us three handfuls of them. Some of the old men were smoking pipes well made of baked clay and they puffed at us three mouthfuls of smoke. We gave them a little tobacco and glass beads, and they...