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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE
FOREWORD 7
I. INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................... . 8
The purpose of the study ................................................................... . 8
The main factors to be considered ................................................... . 8
Sources of data regarding Fort Tejon ............................................. . 9
Limitations of architectural data ................................................... . 10
The need for this stmly ..................................................................... . 10
Indication of ant icipated interest ................................................. . 11
II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND CHARACTER OF
COUNTRY ............................................................................................. . 12
Location on a Mexican land grant ................................................... . 13
The site of the Fort ............................................................................. . 15
Pacific railroad route report ............................................................. . 15
The Lebeck Oak ................................................................................... . 16
Peter L ebeck ....................................................................................... . 16
The Mystery of the Five Franc Coin 17
III. ESTABLISHMENT OF FORT TEJON 23
Lieutenant Beale made superintendent ......................................... . 23
Topography ........................................................................................... . 23
The old Fort records ............................................................................. . 23
Army orders relative to the establishment of the Fort ............. . 24
IV VARYING VICISSITUDES OF FORT TEJON ........................... . 33
Butterfield Overland Mail Station ............................................... . 33
The store ................................. , ............................................................. . 33
A band concert ..................................................................................... . 33
By mule team to the Fort ................................................................... . 33
An Episcopal service ........................................................................... . 34
Lieutenant Castor's grave ............................................................... . 35
''Forgotten'' ............................................................................ , ............ . 35
''Unforgotten'' ................................................................................... . 35
Ke1·n County Indians ........................................................................... . 35
Indian tribes ......................................................................................... . 36
The Sebastian Indian Reserve .................................................. , ........ . 3G
Kit Carson ........................................................................................... . 37
The Indian Dog Feast ......................................................................... . 37
Orders to suspend building operations ............................................. . 37
Police duties ....................................................................................... . 37
Proximity of an earthquake fault ................................................... . 38
Aid given to the Los Angeles Safety Committee ....................... . 39
Bear paws, a delicious tid·bit ............................................................. . 39
The coming of the camels ................................................................... . 39
Jefferson Davis favors a camel corps ........................................... . 40
The birth of a camel ......................................................................... . 40
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