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Left on M^ln St. is Route 90 to Uklah.
Cross RR at sta. 34.2.
34.3 0.4 Bremen St.
; turn right. Cross spur 34.7.
36.5
2.2 Right-hand road, blacksmith shop on left; turn right
36.9 0.4 End of road
; turn left with travel.
37.0
road, sign on left; turn right with poles.
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39.9 2.9 Left-hand road; turn left upgrade on winding road thru hills.
42.3 2.4 Fork; school in center; bear left.
44.9 2.6 Left-hand road; bear left with travel past farm house.
45.8
0.9 4-corners, sign on right; turn left.
Cross RR 47.7.
48.1 2.3 Fork; bear right with power line.
48.6 0.5 4-corners, Mission Bell on left
; turn left.
Straight ahead is Route 100 at mileage 22.0 to Napa.
49.7 1.1 SONOMA,* end of street at bank.
•Petaluma, Cal. (pop. 5,900, alt. 10 ft.), is made to Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, a Mexi-
considered the largest poultry center in the
can who was reared in Monterey. He founded
world; is also considered a dairy center. An- the town and his beautiful hacienda
nually 13,101,512 dozen eggs and 106,032 dozen is still
standing, though deserted. It was once the
poultry have been shipped from Petaluma. scene of sumptuous hospitality and was called
This does not take into consideration the Lachryma Montis, or Mountain of Tears, the
thousands of dozens that are used in hatch-
name having its origin in the legend of an
eries and consumed locally.
Indian maid whose lovelorn tears were said
The largest hatchery in the world is located
to have given rise to the spring on the moun-
in this city, having a capacity of 225,000 eggs
tainside. In a Swiss chalet is a historical
every three weeks. The only silk mill west collection of mementos of the days before the
of the Rockies, manufacturing spool silk, is Americanos came. The descendants of Gen-
also located here.
eral Vallejo are now living in a comparatively
A historic landmark of Petaluma is Gen- modern house. At his home on the Sonoma
eral Vallejo’s Fort, known as the “Old Adobe.”
plaza near the mission church he was seized
It is located about three and one-half miles by Fremont and his swashbuckling crew and
from town. .This is a building of immense carried off to Sutter’s ranch (near Sonoma),
proportions and was under course of con- where he was held a prisoner for many weeks
struction during a period of ten years, from
while his captors proclaimed the Republic of
1834 to 1844. It is a two- story structure of California.
adobe and timber, the timber being brought Here on Sutter’s ranch was Fort Helvetia,
by oxen from the giant redwood of the north- where the Bear Flag was raised. After the
ern part of this country. It was in this Republic had been proclaimed, the "republic-
building one of the first schools of industry ans” felt the need of a flag, and proceeded to
California was established—where Mexi- construct one out of a torn sheet. In one
of
cans and Indians were taught the crafts and corner William Lincoln Todd, nephew of Mrs.
skill. This old landmark has recently been Abraham Lincoln, drew a star, but it was
ieeded to the Parlor N. S. G. W. with the recalled that Texas was already the “Lone
rnderstanding that it would be preserved for Star State,” so he drew in a grizzly bear as
ill time. most characteristic of California, and it was
•Sonoma, Cal. (pop. 975, alt. 98 ft.), is sit- then decided to add a bar, for which was con-
lated on Sonoma creek, 45 miles north of San tributed, according to the records, the red
flannel petticoat of the wife ojfj the American
7 rancisco, and in the beautiful Sonoma, val-
ey, whose soil and climate are especially express rider between the Fort and Sonoma.
dapted to viticulture. The site of Sonoma Beneath was printed crudely the legend “Cal-
vas a part of the original grant of 86,000 acres ifornia Republic.” In 1911 this entire device