New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-07


them BY Government, Otherwise TIE sane soozld
&c declared uaoccupie1 All d-,poSec *. tie pre-
cetlry AT tie remaining Mss.Crs except tie
Episcopal Mansion a; Saarsi 2 ar5s-s- were 70 y
rented. y. TIC proceeds o. these sales and leases
oLct1-1 wes 70 20 used ior the support O, the res
dent priests y1e third tor the benefit n tie Ind as
an1 TIC remaining third constituting tie P0ls
Fund o. California % be applied 70 purposes o. ef--
eaton and oenelceu-e
Tas Indian nsophytes O. the Eve asst named Ms
SONS having neglected . assemble, Pico. ~ DE-
cree L October. as. ordered that they sno-c os
sold 20 the highest bidder and az the same tine,
that those ~ san Fernazio, Buenaveut1ra- santa
Barbara and Santa Ynez, shcu.d be rented '0- tac
term Of nine years This was the last valid decree
touching the Missions. Tie remaining Missions Of
Santa Clara. san Jose. Santa Cruz San Aatou-o,
-an L'ns Obispo. San Gabriel and San Diego were
therefore thrown nm ediateiy into the hands Of the
United States alter possession had been taken y
o1- troops aad NJ Mission property not legally
grated cr sold under the laws o.. California be
comes ps-t o.. the pu5hc domain.
A.ler Gcn. Kearney had assumed tho Civil Gov
eminent OF California representations were made
- hlm tia; p.co had made sales and grants u Ms
sion property, aft-- he 7th Of July. lsf6--the day
o: the raising O.; the American HaZ az Monterey
antrdstiug them - counterfeit legality number
Of claims based such sales. presented 70 be
recognized and confirmed These doubtful titles
were very soon bought up 81 discount By spec1
lstors who deInsnded - he PM in possession u
the llnd' IS the easiest way OF settling the di.-
Gc1ty without exceeding hi, proper authority,
Gen kearDey issued a proclamation declaring that
there being various claims 10 the mission property
NJ Ssn Jose -71,a Clara Santa C-1z and San Juan.
thasc establishments should remain IN charge a.
tho rs-dc1t priests until the proper judicia' trbg.
nal. could be established Where claimants were
q actual possession OF the land, they we're allowed
t,,r u ure4c qrfIfn no
was subject the future decision Of the Court, and
orilv occupied ca sufferance Those who held
eascs either by he authority Of Pioo the priests
had leave % remain under tn same conditions -
No farther general regulations concerning the Ms
siors has been promulgated since then. The set
'lemcut Of the conflicting claims s the business @.
the proper tribunal appointed hy the United states
Slco the oonqgsst Of the country, many n the
priests I'D other persons having the Missions in
.harse have been shamafuUy wanting iu th"ir d
tc7. In ls;- ID" resident priest AZ Sant. Clara
al'h1r III having no poss be r.ht 70 MAKE any di,
portion O. he lands connected With that establish
.n,ut sold portions Of it 70 spectators. Similar
abuses took place A. Santa BsTt1-a snd San L1is
Obspo bat The offending parties were IN evsry
-ase notified Of The Il crslity Of their proceedings
Sr.vithstan3..g this warning. Padre De Real
who was placed by Gen Kearney in charge Of the
" ssions Of Santa Clara and San Jose, has lately
oeei. guilty Of 4 move gross violation II the trust
JAW l4sl that the interests Of our Government az
owner Of the property were neglected The citi
zens q san Jose addressed petition 10 Gov
Riley. stating thst seve-s buildings had been torn
Town and that the property belonging 70 tbs Ms
son was i,,r going 70 destruction Scol after.
ward a public meeiin. was called o. the citizens
Of santa C,as. a. address emaaatlps from which.
stating that Padre del Real had ,hen,ied IN favor
# certain speculation al The lands connected With
hs Mission Of Santa Cruz San Juan San Jose snd
Santa Clara. was likewise forwarded 70 the Gov
s-1or. who thcreupon dispatched Capt We,tc3a
O s,csrta!n the facts Of the case II appeared
rom the invest ;at.on which ;hs cIccr made. tina
esse was actually granted Oh the 18th Of july
1v Psdre Real and Padre AnKn-. Pgosiicn' Of the
u -siln, Of the North to NJ john 3 S.einberes-
Il san Francisco. giving him possession Tor fvc
years OF all ne property belonging % the Missions
: santa Ga and san Jose. For tbs privilege
u -telaberger bound himself to pay the sum OF
a. 600, Ia three instruments. the trst OF which
was To be paid on the lst Of September Under
he lease possession had already been given 70 NJ
Stsinberger Of the orchards and vineyards. and
as AGENTS had sold large quantities OF frui: and
ycrc,ables This gentleman better known by the
,oub-3uci II Baron Stenberser is one u he hall
n.lionaires OF San Francisco. who has made i'm
nense sums by bold spcculaiiOns in town lots He
also known by some exte nsivc cotton operations n
Nev. . rleans where be failed some time since for
500 COZ Whom It is known that the produce OF
tho Mission gardens this year alone, IS worth
$50 coo the advantages be would have derived
rom the lease are very evident OF course II IS
.ota!ly Illegal and VIII not b. allowed - 20 into
Acct
/ have endeavored to obtain some statistics o.
hc land cattle and other property belonging to the
garous NJ ssoas The data OF record however
psrtake Of tie Same indefinite character as toe
descriptions OF land for which grants are asked.
ave read il IS true. account OF the boundaries
Of most of the Missions. with the quality OF the
and embraced By them but the particulars not
outstanding they were gwen py the resident pa
ires the mselVcs are very uusars 'actory The
'llls are described IS living between certain hills
and rivers or embracing certain plains some
times they are spoken o. as caaafgS or HGFos
only Some are Of great extent the Mission lands
IF San Antonio contain 225 square leagues. and
those OF san Miguel $50 The others vary from y
~ 100 square leagues. At rough guess should
compute the original Mission lands at about
1000 600 acres probably four 10 hvc millions OF
which have since been disposed o, By sacs and
Grants The remaining three Millions OF acres
comprising some OF the finest lands IN California ar
The property of the II ited States. As much OF It
mas been cultivated, O. Is capsule OF immediate
adaptation for the planting OF orchards, gardens
and VINEYARDS the sale or disposal Of It would
seem to require different regulation. from those
which govern other portions Of the public domain
The whole subject OF land titles and public lands
VII doubles. be provided for BY action Of Con
grass and the sooner II IS done the better oE the
intcrcs; OF this state
The Mission buildings now are but wrecks Of
their former condition. The broken walls, deserted
co-rsls, and rooaess dwellings which surround
them. are but melancholy evidences Of Their a.
cicnt prosperity. Their character for wealth and
hospitality hs, passed away with The r7iie OF the
psjres and the vassasGo Of the Indians They
have had their day. They have fulfilled ard 90
hl, too. be It Acknowledged the purpose OF then
creation. see no cause for lsmentlas as many
do over their downfall. The spirit Of enterprise
which hiss now taken FIRM root II this sou vii
make their neglected gardens blossom again, and
deck ,heir waste selds with abundant harvosts
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tl before sunrise oy -oc eals De was Anc1s TIE horses
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sDa nd "a Prce "a cut he throat Of ole OF &c 1oi--s
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lcrse arc Eash u ffoL Vi lie cosf arogi > ites
ieeV NJ Rcher' Seson making 81 efort 70 ssTe lie
hc-e received cut N he cheek ard neck. Which came
very proving a,sl Dr George For was called Z