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Pass Sylmar Sta. on right 25.5. Thru Newhall tunnel 29.4.
32.3 9.3 Fork, just beyond RR; keep left. Thru Newhall 32.6.
35.0 2.7 Saugus, sta. on right. Keep ahead.
GARAGES— Ridge Road Garage.
35.1 0.1 Left-hand diagonal road, just before branch RR; bear left
along same.
Straight ahead is Route 412 at mileage 34.7 to Mojave and optional
road to Bakersfield via Boquet or Mint canyon.
38.2 3.1 Right-hand diagonal road; turn right across bridge. Cross
RR 38.5.
39.7 1.5 End of road; turn right with pavement.
40.6 0.9 Left-hand road; bear left across bridge.
43.8 3.2 End of road; turn left.
(San Fernando Points of Interest, Cont’d.)
new beams were needed to support the shaken mint came from this field. It was taken
walls. A new chapel was completed in 1818. around Cape Horn in a sailing vessel by Al-
The secularization of the mission was begun fred -Robinson, translator of Boscana’s “In-
in 1834 by the appointment of Lieutenant dians of California,” and amounted to $344.75,
Antonio del Valle as comisionado. In 1832 In the two years following Lopez’ discovery
about $100,000 was taken from this placer. The
Micheltorena, who had been appointed gov-
first gold pans were bateas or bowl-shaped
ernor, stopped at San Fernando on his journey
baskets made by the mission Indians.
north to take up his office and was there in
The church at San Fernando is only a pa-
formed of the raising of the American flag at
thetic ruin. It is built entirely of adobe, with
Monterey by Commodore Jones. It was by the entrance at the southwest end, while the
Micheltorena’s decree in 1843 that San Fer- |altar stands at the northeast. On the east
nando was returned to the padres, but there side is an entrance with a half-circular arch
were only two vineyards and a few cattle left.
sloping into a larger arch inside with a flat
Even this small gain was not to be theirs for
[top and rounded corners. Various and curi-
long. The Californians led by Pio Pico and
ous styles of these outer and inner arches are
Castro revolted against Micheltorena, who
[worked out in the thick walls and are of in-
with most of his troops marched south to terest as affording a wonderful example of
suppress the rebellion. At San Fernando was
variety in adapting the arch to its necessary
fought the “bloodless battle of Cahuenga,” functions. On the northwest side
resulting in the capitulation of Micheltorena. of the
[church is the old graveyard, the doorway to
In 1847 San Fernando was again the scene of
which has the half-circular arch on the inside
warlike operations. Fremont and his bat
and slopes outward to an exterior square arch.
Close to the graveyard and still surrounded
talion arrived in January and remained until
after the signing of the treaty of Cahuenga,
[by the remains of the original adobe \falls
which terminated all hostilities against the
[is the old olive orchard, where a number of
United States in its conquest of California. fine trees are
During their stay and on their departure Fre- still growing. There are -two
superb palms over 100 years old which have
mont’s command confiscated without com- been the inspiration of many an artist. They
punction whatever horses and cattle remained
stand isolated and pictures of the mission
to the San Fernando mission. The following
usually have these stately trees in the fore-
year is famous for the discovery of gold in ground with the long, low line of the monas-
California, and with this discovery the Mis-
tery corridor in the middle distance and the
sion of San Fernando is associated. In 1842 beautiful hills rising into the Sierra Madre
Francisco Lopez, major-domo of the mission,
mountains in the distance. The exterior of
seeking stray horses, stopped to rest and eat
the old monastery has been restored by the
In digging up Landmarks club, which also placed the pro-
in the canyon of San Feliciano.
some wild onions for 'his luncheon he discov-
tecting shake roof over the church ruin.
ered a piece of gold. Search revealed other Close to the monastery building a fine old
pieces. On his return to San Fernando he fountain built of brick and cement still pours
showed these to friends, who at once declared
crystal waters from a great double bowl on a
there must be a placer of gold in the canyon..
[center standard into a reservoir below. The
People from Los Angeles and Santa Barbara^
square structure built of boulders which
flocked to the new gold field.
The first Cali-
stands about 200 yards from the monastery in-
fornia gold ever coined at the Philadelphia closes two circular cisterns of brick.
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